Ábrego

Ábrego
Coordinates: 8 ° 5 ′ N , 73 ° 13 ′ W Ábrego on the map of Colombia	Ábrego
	Ábrego
	Location of the municipality of Ábrego on the map of Norte de Santander
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	North of Santander
City foundation	1810
Residents	39,443 (2019)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	1582 km 2
Population density	25 people / km 2
height	1398 m
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Huber Darío Sánchez Ortega (2016-2019)
Website	www.abrego-nortedesantander.gov.co
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Ábrego is a municipality ( municipio ) in Departamento de Norte Santander in Colombia .

geography

Ábrego is located in the northwest of Norte de Santander 26 km from Ocaña at an altitude of 1380 m above sea level. NN and has an average temperature of 20 ° C. The municipality borders in the north on La Playa de Belén and Hacarí , in the south on Cáchira and La Esperanza , in the east on Villa Caro , Sardinata and Bucarasica and in the west on Ocaña and San Alberto and San Martín in the department del Cesar .

population

The municipality of Ábrego has 39,443 inhabitants, of which 18,100 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

Before the arrival of the Spaniards, the indigenous peoples of the Unaramas , Turmeros , Orokes , Bucuramas , Orotomas , Carasicas and Seborucos lived in the area of today's Ábrego . During the colonial period, the area was exploited under the name Llanos de la Cruz in the encomienda system . The place itself was founded in 1810 after the land was donated for the construction of the houses. Ábrego has had its current name since 1930.

economy

The main industry in Ábrego is agriculture , with onions , beans , tomatoes , tobacco , corn , coffee and other vegetables being grown. There is also animal husbandry .

Web links

Commons : Ábrego - collection of images, videos and audio files

Alcaldía de Ábrego. Alcaldía de Ábrego - Norte de Santander, accessed on April 9, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Ábrego - Norte de Santander, accessed April 9, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality).
↑ ESTIMACIONES DE POBLACIÓN 1985 - 2005 Y PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN 2005 - 2020 TOTAL DEPARTAMENTAL POR ÁREA. (Excel; 1.72 MB) DANE, May 11, 2011, accessed on April 9, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).

[municipio-1] Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Ábrego - Norte de Santander, accessed April 9, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality).

[2] ESTIMACIONES DE POBLACIÓN 1985 - 2005 Y PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN 2005 - 2020 TOTAL DEPARTAMENTAL POR ÁREA. (Excel; 1.72 MB) DANE, May 11, 2011, accessed on April 9, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).