Barrancabermeja

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Barrancabermeja
Coordinates: 7 ° 4 ′  N , 73 ° 52 ′  W
Map: Colombia
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Barrancabermeja​
Barrancabermeja on the map of Colombia
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Location of the municipality of Barrancabermeja on the map of Santander
Basic data
Country Colombia
Department Santander
City foundation 1536
Residents 191,340  (2019)
City insignia
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Flag of Barrancabermeja (Santander) .svg
Detailed data
surface 1154 km 2
Population density 166 people / km 2
height 75  m
Waters Río Magdalena
Time zone UTC -5
City Presidency Alfonso Eljach Manrique (2020-2023)
Website www.barrancabermeja.gov.co
Oil refineries in Barrancabermeja
Oil refineries in Barrancabermeja
Bridge over the Río Magdalena near Barrancabermeja
Bridge over the Río Magdalena near Barrancabermeja
Barrancabermeja Cathedral
Barrancabermeja Cathedral

Barrancabermeja is a northern Colombian city ​​and municipality (municipio) in the department of Santander on the Río Magdalena . The city's name is often abbreviated as Barranca .

Barrancabermeja
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Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm
Source: IDEAM
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Barrancabermeja
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 32.8 32.8 32.5 31.9 31.7 31.8 32.4 32.2 31.5 31.0 31.0 31.8 O 31.9
Min. Temperature (° C) 23.5 23.7 23.7 23.6 23.4 23.3 23.2 23.1 22.8 22.8 23.1 23.4 O 23.3
Precipitation ( mm ) 44 118 159 281 332 257 202 262 342 407 281 91 Σ 2,776
Rainy days ( d ) 6th 9 13 19th 20th 17th 16 20th 21st 21st 17th 9 Σ 188
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Source: IDEAM

geography

Barrancabermeja is located in western Santander in the province of Mares , of which it is the capital, about 120 km from Bucaramanga . Barrancabermeja borders in the north on the municipality of Puerto Wilches , in the south on the municipalities of Puerto Parra , Simacota and San Vicente de Chucurí . To the east are the municipalities of San Vicente de Chucurí and Girón and to the west are the Río Magdalena and Yondó in the department of Antioquia .

population

The municipality of Barrancabermeja has 191,340 inhabitants, of which 173,187 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

The position of today's Barrancabermeja was identified during the expedition of the Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada in 1536 and called Barrancas Bermejas . As a result, the place developed into a river port, over which in the 19th century a. a. Cinchona bark was exported by Geo von Lengerke . The importance of the place grew after the discovery of the oil deposits . Barrancabermeja has had the status of a municipality since 1922.

Until the 1990s , Barrancabermeja was largely used by various guerrilla groups, u. a. the ELN , the FARC and the Maoist EPL . On May 16, 1998, there was a massacre. A large group of paramilitaries moved around the city, killing seven people and taking around 25 people hostage, who were later killed. Since 2000, the city has been largely under the control of the paramilitary AUC as well as the military. Human rights organizations have documented numerous other murders and kidnappings by paramilitaries since 2001.

Economy and Infrastructure

Barrancabermeja is the center of an oil production area and owns the largest oil refineries in the country, which are operated by Ecopetrol . This is why the city is also known as the “oil capital”.

Barrancabermeja is developed through the Aeropuerto Yariguíes . There are flight connections to Bogotá .

Sports

The city's best-known football club is Alianza Petrolera , which has played in the Colombian first division since the 2013 season and plays its home games at Estadio Daniel Villa Zapata , which has a capacity of 10,400.

religion

Barrancabermeja is the seat of the Barrancabermeja diocese .

Born in Barrancabermeja

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Información general. Alcaldía del Municipio de Barrancabermeja - Santander, accessed April 16, 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 April 16, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).