Buesaco

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Buesaco
Coordinates: 1 ° 23 ′  N , 77 ° 9 ′  W
Map: Colombia
marker
Buesaco​
Buesaco on the map of Colombia
Colombia - Nariño - Buesaco.svg
Location of the municipality of Buesaco on the map of Nariño
Basic data
Country Colombia
Department Nariño
City foundation 1618
Residents 26,229  (2019)
City insignia
Flag of Buesaco (Nariño) .svg
ESCUDO VF.PNG
Detailed data
surface 682 km 2
Population density 38 people / km 2
height 1959  m
Time zone UTC -5
City Presidency Hugo Armando Castro López (2016-2019)
Website www.buesaco-narino.gov.co
Parque 7 de Agosto
Parque 7 de Agosto
Canal de Juanambú
Canal de Juanambú

Buesaco is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Nariño in Colombia .

geography

Buesaco is located northeast of Pasto in the province of Pasto in Nariño . The municipality is bordered by San Lorenzo , Arboleda , Albán and El Tablón de Gómez in the north, El Tablón de Gómez and Colón and Sibundoy in the Putumayo department in the east, Pasto in the south and Chachagüí and Pasto in the west .

population

The municipality of Buesaco has 26,229 inhabitants, of which 6645 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

Buesaco was founded in 1618 by Captain Cazanzola with the aim of bundling the indigenous Buisacos tribe in one place in order to better control it.

economy

Buesaco's main industries are animal husbandry and agriculture (especially coffee , corn , beans, and peas ).

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Buesaco - Nariño, accessed April 2, 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 2, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).