Algeciras (Colombia)

Algeciras
Coordinates: 2 ° 31 ′ N , 75 ° 19 ′ W Algeciras on the map of Colombia	Algeciras
	Algeciras
	Location of the municipality of Algeciras on the map of Huila
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Huila
City foundation	1824
Residents	24,708 (2019)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	567 km 2
Population density	44 people / km 2
height	1528 m
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Javier Rivera Cortés (2016-2019)
Website	www.algeciras-huila.gov.co
	View of Algeciras
	Church in Algeciras
	Street in the center

Algeciras is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Huila in Colombia .

geography

Algeciras is located to the east of Huila in the Subnorte sub- region in the Colombian Andes . Adjacent to the community in northwestern Hobo , Campo Alegre and Rivera , in the east San Vicente del Caguan , Puerto Rico and El Doncello in Departamento del Caquetá and southwest Gigante .

population

The municipality of Algeciras has 24,708 inhabitants, of which 15,740 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

The area of today's Algeciras was opened up in 1824 in search of natural rubber , cinchona bark and gold . After the cinchona boom was over and no gold was found, it was a small village. The village received parish status in 1924 as San Juanito . San Juanito was given its current name in 1937 in honor of the Spanish city of Algeciras .

economy

The main industry in Algeciras is agriculture .

Web links

Commons : Algeciras - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Alcaldía Municipal de Algeciras Huila. Alcaldía de Algeciras - Huila, accessed on March 26, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Algeciras - Huila, accessed March 26, 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 March 26, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).

[municipio-1] Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Algeciras - Huila, accessed March 26, 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 March 26, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).