Belén de Umbría
Belén de Umbría | ||
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Coordinates: 5 ° 12 ′ N , 75 ° 52 ′ W Belén de Umbría on the map of Colombia
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Location of the municipality of Belén de Umbría on the Risaralda map
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Basic data | ||
Country | Colombia | |
Department | Risaralda | |
City foundation | 1890 | |
Residents | 27,727 (2019) | |
City insignia | ||
Detailed data | ||
surface | 182 km 2 | |
Population density | 152 inhabitants / km 2 | |
height | 1525 m | |
Waters | Risaralda River | |
Time zone | UTC -5 | |
City Presidency | Aníbal Gustavo Hoyos Franco (2016–2019) | |
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Church in Belén de Umbría | ||
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Archaeological artifact found in Belén de Umbría |
Belén de Umbría is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Risaralda in Colombia .
geography
Belén de Umbría is located in the Risaralda department in the Colombian coffee zone ( Eje Cafetero ) 75 km from Pereira . Belén de Umbría is located on the east side of the western cordillera of the Colombian Andes and has a share in the valley of the Río Risaralda . The municipality borders in the north on Mistrató and Guática , in the east on Anserma and Risaralda in the Departamento de Caldas , in the south on Apía and Viterbo and San José in Caldas and in the west on Pueblo Rico .
population
The municipality of Belén de Umbría has 27,727 inhabitants, of which 13,215 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).
history
Before the arrival of the Spaniards, the area of today's Belén de Umbría was inhabited by the indigenous peoples of the Ansermas . The current place was founded in 1890. The population goes back to a mixture of the indigenous people and the settlers from Antioquia .
Web links
- Belén de Umbría, Risaralda. Alcaldía de Belén de Umbría - Risaralda, accessed on April 16, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Belén de Umbría - Risaralda, accessed on April 16, 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 April 16, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).