Buenos Aires (Cauca)

Buenos Aires
Coordinates: 3 ° 1 ′ N , 76 ° 38 ′ W Buenos Aires on the map of Colombia	Buenos Aires
	Buenos Aires
	Location of the municipality of Buenos Aires on the map of Cauca
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Cauca
City foundation	1823
Residents	34,631 (2019)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	410 km 2
Population density	84 people / km 2
height	2313 m
Waters	Río Cauca , Río Ovejas
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Urdely Carabalí Carbonero (2016-2019)
Website	www.buenosaires-cauca.gov.co
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Buenos Aires is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Cauca in Colombia .

geography

Buenos Aires is located in the Provincia del Norte in Cauca at an altitude of 1200 m above sea level. NN , 115 km from Popayán . The area of the municipality is mountainous and is crossed by the Cauca River . The municipality borders in the east on Santander de Quilichao , in the west on Suárez , López de Micay (both Cauca) and Buenaventura ( Valle del Cauca ), in the north on Jamundí and Buenaventura (both Valle del Cauca) and in the south on Suárez and Morales ( both Cauca) and the Ovejas River .

population

The municipality of Buenos Aires has 34,631 inhabitants, of which 2668 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

Buenos Aires was originally founded in 1536 on the Cerro Catalina mountain , as there was a mine there that worked in particular slaves who came from Africa. Over the years, the place was relocated twice and finally re-established in 1823 at the current location.

economy

The main industries of Buenos Aires are mining and agriculture (often subsistence farming ).

Web links

Commons : Buenos Aires - collection of images, videos and audio files

Alcaldia de Buenos Aires Cauca. Alcaldía de Buenos Aires - Cauca, accessed June 5, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Buenos Aires).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Buenos Aires - Cauca, accessed June 5, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality).
↑ ESTIMACIONES DE POBLACIÓN 1985 - 2005 Y PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN 2005 - 2020 TOTAL DEPARTAMENTAL POR ÁREA. DANE, May 11, 2011, accessed on June 5, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia (Excel; 1.72 MB)).

[municipio-1] Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Buenos Aires - Cauca, accessed June 5, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality).

[2] ESTIMACIONES DE POBLACIÓN 1985 - 2005 Y PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN 2005 - 2020 TOTAL DEPARTAMENTAL POR ÁREA. DANE, May 11, 2011, accessed on June 5, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia (Excel; 1.72 MB)).