Bugalagrande

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Bugalagrande
Coordinates: 4 ° 12 ′  N , 76 ° 9 ′  W
Map: Colombia
marker
Bugalagrande​
Bugalagrande on the map of Colombia
Colombia - Valle del Cauca - Bugalagrande.svg
Location of the municipality of Bugalagrande in Valle del Cauca
Basic data
Country Colombia
Department Valle del Cauca
City foundation 1886
Residents 20,970  (2019)
City insignia
Flag of Bugalagrande (Valle del Cauca) .svg
Detailed data
surface 374 km 2
Population density 56 people / km 2
height 950  m
Waters Río Cauca , Río Bugalagrande
Time zone UTC -5
City Presidency Jorge Eliécer Rojas (2016-2019)
Website www.bugalagrande-valle.gov.co
San Bernabé Church
San Bernabé Church
old trainstation
old trainstation

Bugalagrande is a commune ( municipality ) in the department of Valle del Cauca in Colombia .

geography

Bugalagrande is located in the Centro sub-region in Valle del Cauca between the Río Cauca and the Central Cordillera of the Colombian Andes . The urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality is located at 950 meters 115 km from Cali and has an average annual temperature of 25 ° C. The municipality is bordered by Zarzal and Seville in the north, Tuluá in the east, Andalucía in the south and Riofrío and Bolívar in the west .

population

The municipality of Bugalagrande has 20,970 inhabitants, of which 11,917 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

During the colonial period, Bugalagrande was part of the Buga and Tuluá area . Bugalagrande was founded as a community in 1886 by Diego Rengifo Salazar.

economy

In Bugalagrande, sugar cane , soy , corn , coffee , bananas and fruit are grown in particular .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Bugalagrande - Valle del Cauca, accessed on May 3, 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 May 3, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).