Apartadó

Apartadó
Coordinates: 7 ° 53 ′  N , 76 ° 38 ′  W Apartadó​ Apartadó on the map of Colombia
Location of the municipality of Apartadó on the map of Antioquia
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Antioquia
City foundation	1967
Residents	200,931  (2019)
City insignia
Detailed data
surface	607 km 2
Population density	331 inhabitants / km 2
height	30  m
prefix	0057 4
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Felipe Cañizález (2020-2023)
Website	www.apartado-antioquia.gov.co
Banana plants on a street near Apartadó
Street in Apartadó
Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport

Apartado is a municipality ( municipio ) in the region of Urabá in the department of Antioquia in northern Colombia . The name Apartadó means banana river in an indigenous language .

geography

Apartadó is at an altitude of 25  m above sea level. NN 336 kilometers north of Medellín in the Urabá region near the Caribbean Sea . The municipality borders Turbo in the north, the Department of Cordoba ( Tierralta and Valencia ) in the east and Carepa in the south .

population

The municipality of Apartadó has 200,931 inhabitants, of which 174,550 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

The history of Apartadó goes back to the construction of a road connection to the Caribbean coast and the beginning of political persecution and displacement after the murder of the presidential candidate Jorge Eliécer Gaitán in 1948. Since 1967 Apartadó has had the status of a municipality.

economy

The main industry in Apartadó is agriculture . There are bananas , yuca , corn and cocoa grown. Cattle production , the timber industry and handicrafts also play a role.

Infrastructure

Apartadó has one airport, Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport, which is located in the neighboring municipality of Carepa and from which there are mainly flight connections to Medellín.

sons and daughters of the town

• Ever Palacios (born 1969), football player
• Elkin Murillo (born 1977), football player
• Aquivaldo Mosquera (* 1981), football player
• Caterine Ibargüen (* 1984), athlete
• Eleider Álvarez (* 1984), boxer
• Yosiris Urrutia (* 1986), long and triple jumper
• John Jairo Mosquera (* 1988), football player
• Jorge Vivas (* 1988), boxer
• Rubén Murillo (* 1990), track cyclist

Web links

Commons : Apartadó  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Municipio de Apartadó - Antioquia. Alcaldía de Apartadó - Antioquia, accessed on May 3, 2019 (Spanish, website of the Apartadó municipality). 

Individual evidence

1. ^ Información del municipio. Alcaldía de Apartadó - Antioquia, accessed May 3, 2019 (Spanish, information on the geography of 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 May 3, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia). 
3. ↑ Pasado, presente y futuro. Alcaldía de Apartadó - Antioquia, accessed May 3, 2019 (Spanish, information on the history of the municipality). 
4. ↑ Vías de comuncicación. Alcaldía de Apartadó - Antioquia, accessed on May 3, 2019 (Spanish, information on the infrastructure of the municipality). 
5. ↑ Economía. Alcaldía de Apartadó - Antioquia, accessed May 3, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality's economy).