Arboletes
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Coordinates: 8 ° 51 ′ N , 76 ° 26 ′ W Arboletes on the map of Colombia
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Location of the Arboletes on the map of Antioquia
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Basic data | ||
Country | Colombia | |
Department | Antioquia | |
City foundation | 1920 | |
Residents | 44,560 (2019) | |
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Detailed data | ||
surface | 718 km 2 | |
Population density | 62 inhabitants / km 2 | |
height | 4 m | |
Waters | Caribbean Sea | |
Time zone | UTC -5 | |
City Presidency | Lorenzo II Acuña Romero (2016-2019) | |
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Arboletes |
Arboletes is a municipality ( municipality ) in the Antioquia department in Colombia on the Caribbean .
geography
Arboletes is located in the north-west of Antioquia , in the Urabá sub-region , at an altitude of 4 m above sea level. NN , 462 km from Medellín , between the Caribbean and the Serranía de Abibe , a foothill of the Andes . The municipality borders the Caribbean to the north, Los Córdobas , Canalete and Montería in the department of Córdoba to the east, San Pedro de Urabá and Turbo to the south and Necoclí and San Juan de Urabá to the west .
population
The municipality of Arboletes has 44,560 inhabitants, of which 18,944 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).
history
The history of today's Arboletes began at the beginning of the 20th century as a caserío (homestead). The place became a corregimiento of Turbo in 1920 . Between 1920 and 1940 the region was marked by migration from other regions of the Colombian Caribbean coast. Arboletes has had parish status since 1958.
economy
The main industry of Arboletes since the middle of the 20th century has been cattle production , which has displaced the previously predominant agriculture . Today the trend is towards urbanization and there is a shift towards the service sector and tourism .
sons and daughters of the town
- Beibis Mendoza (* 1974), Colombian boxer
Web links
- Alcaldía Municipal de Arboletes Antioquia. Alcaldía de Arboletes - Antioquia, accessed on May 3, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Arboletes).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Arboletes - Antioquia, accessed on May 3, 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 May 3, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).