Belén de Umbría

Belén de Umbría
Coordinates: 5 ° 12 ′ N , 75 ° 52 ′ W Belén de Umbría on the map of Colombia	Belén de Umbría
	Belén de Umbría
	Location of the municipality of Belén de Umbría on the Risaralda map
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)
Website	www.belendeumbria-risaralda.gov.co
	Church in Belén de Umbría
	Typical means of transport
	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

Commons : Belén de Umbría - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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).

[municipio-1] Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Belén de Umbría - Risaralda, accessed on 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).