Buenavista (Cordoba)
Buenavista | ||
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Coordinates: 8 ° 13 ′ N , 75 ° 29 ′ W Buenavista on the map of Colombia
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Location of the municipality of Buenavista on the map of Cordoba
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Basic data | ||
Country | Colombia | |
Department | Cordoba | |
City foundation | 1950 | |
Residents | 22,711 (2019) | |
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Detailed data | ||
surface | 846 km 2 | |
Population density | 27 inhabitants / km 2 | |
height | 60 m | |
Waters | Río San Jorge | |
Time zone | UTC -5 | |
City Presidency | Félix Gutiérrez Córdoba (2016-2019) | |
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Buena Vista is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Cordoba in Colombia .
geography
Buenavista is located in the south-east of Córdoba at about 60 meters above sea level 69 km from Montería and has an average annual temperature of 28 ° C. Most of the parish is flat and has a warm climate. The municipality borders Planeta Rica and Pueblo Nuevo in the north, Ayapel and La Apartada in the east, Montelíbano in the south and Planeta Rica in the west.
population
The municipality of Buenavista has 22,711 inhabitants, of which 8,850 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).
history
Even if the settlement of the region around Buenavista has pre-Hispanic and colonial origins, today's Buenavista was not officially founded until 1950 by José Francisco Rojas Guerra, who owned land on the site of today's municipality. Buenavista has had the status of a municipality since 1969.
economy
The main industries of Buenavista are cattle and milk production . Other species are also kept.
traffic
Buenavista is on an important route between the Caribbean coast and inland and Medellín .
Web links
- Alcaldía Municipal Buenavista. Alcaldía de Buenavista - Córdoba, accessed on February 12, 2019 (Spanish, municipality website).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Buenavista - Córdoba, accessed February 12, 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 February 12, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).