Ayapel

Ayapel
Coordinates: 8 ° 19 ′  N , 75 ° 9 ′  W Ayapel​ Ayapel on the map of Colombia
Location of the municipality of Ayapel on the map of Cordoba
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Cordoba
City foundation	1535
Residents	55,120  (2019)
City insignia
Detailed data
surface	2098 km 2
Population density	26 people / km 2
height	20  m
Waters	Río San Jorge , Ciénaga de Ayapel
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Maricel Nader Nader (2016-2019)
Website	www.ayapel-cordoba.gov.co
San Jerónimo Church in Ayapel
Ciénaga de Ayapel

Ayapel is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Cordoba in Colombia .

geography

Ayapel is located in the east of Cordoba on the Río San Jorge . The municipality is characterized by swamps , of which the Ciénaga de Ayapel with a size of 40,000 hectares is the most important. Ayapel is about 145 km from Montería and has an average temperature of 28 ° C. The municipality borders in the north and east on the Departamento de Sucre ( San Marcos , San Benito Abad , Majagual and Guaranda ), in the east also on the Departamento de Bolívar ( San Jacinto del Cauca ), in the south on the Departamento de Antioquia ( Caucasia and Nechí ) as well as at La Apartada and to the west at Buenavista and Pueblo Nuevo .

population

The municipality of Ayapel has 55,120 inhabitants, of which 28,845 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

Ayapel is the oldest town in Cordoba. It goes back to an indigenous settlement of Zenú , where the name of the cacique Yapel back. Ayapel was officially founded in 1535 by Alonso de Heredia. A re-establishment took place 35 years later by Juan de Rodas y Carvajal under the name San Jerónimo del Monte . Only five years later, the settlement was relocated to its current location and was given the name San Jerónimo de Ayapel .

economy

Ayapel's main industries are rice cultivation and the timber industry . The fishery is being hampered by falling fish numbers due to overfishing and pollution of the waters with mercury , which is released into nature through illegal gold mining .

Web links

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

• Alcaldía Municipal de Ayapel en Córdoba. Alcaldía de Ayapel - Córdoba, accessed June 7, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Ayapel). 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} San Jerónimo de Ayapel. Alcaldía de Ayapel - Córdoba, accessed June 7, 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 June 7, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).