Cajibío

Cajibío
Coordinates: 2 ° 37 ′ N , 76 ° 34 ′ W Cajibío on the map of Colombia	Cajibío
	Cajibío
	Location of the municipality of Cajibío on the map of Cauca
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Cauca
City foundation	1560
Residents	38,703 (2019)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	747 km 2
Population density	52 people / km 2
height	1765 m
Waters	Río Cauca , Río Palace , Río Cajibío , Río Urbio
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Luis Helmer Vivas Manzano (2016-2019)
Website	www.cajibio-cauca.gov.co
	Church in Cajibío
	Christ statue in Cajibío
	Library of Cajibío

Cajibío is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Cauca in Colombia .

geography

Cajibío is located in the Provincia del Centro in Cauca at an altitude of 1765 m above sea level. NN , 28 km from Popayán between the western and central cordillera of the Colombian Andes . Cajibío belongs to the unofficial metropolitan area of Popayán . The territory of the municipality is mountainous and is crossed by the Cauca , Palace , Cajibío and Urbio rivers. The municipality borders on Piendamó , Silvia and Totoró to the east, El Tambo and Morales to the west, Morales and Piendamó to the north and Popayán and El Tambo to the south.

population

The municipality of Cajibío has 38,703 inhabitants, 1782 of whom live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

Before the arrival of the Spaniards, the indigenous people of the Cajibíos , who belonged to the Paez group , lived in the area of today's Cajibío . The place Cajibío was founded in 1560 by Carlos Velasco and Álvaro Paz.

economy

The main industry in Cajibío is agriculture . In particular, coffee , sugar cane , bananas and asparagus are grown. In addition, poultry production and the timber industry play an important role.

sons and daughters of the town

Efraín Orozco (1897–1975), composer, conductor and instrumentalist

Web links

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

Alcaldia Municipal Cajibio Cauca. Alcaldía de Cajibío - Cauca, accessed June 5, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Cajibío).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Cajibío - 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 Cajibío - 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)).