Argelia (Cauca)

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Argelia
Coordinates: 2 ° 15 ′  N , 77 ° 15 ′  W
Map: Colombia
marker
Argelia
Argelia on the map of Colombia
Colombia - Cauca - Argelia.svg
Location of the municipality of Argelia on the map of Cauca
Basic data
Country Colombia
Department Cauca
City foundation 1912
Residents 27,670  (2019)
City insignia
Flag of Argelia (Cauca) .svg
Detailed data
surface 655 km 2
Population density 42 people / km 2
height 1250  m
Waters Río San Juan de Micay
Time zone UTC -5
City Presidency Diego Aguilar Marín (2016-2019)
Website www.argelia-cauca.gov.co

Argelia is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Cauca in Colombia .

geography

Argelia is located in the south of Cauca in the Provincia del Sur on the Río San Juan de Micay . The municipality borders El Tambo in the north, El Tambo and Patía in the east, Balboa in the south and El Charco in the Departamento de Nariño as well as Guapi and Timbiquí in the west .

population

The municipality of Argelia has 27,670 inhabitants, of which 4,177 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. 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 February 5, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).