Calamar (Bolívar)

Calamar
Coordinates: 10 ° 15 ′ N , 74 ° 55 ′ W Calamar on the map of Colombia	Calamar
	Calamar
	Location of the municipality of Calamar on the map of Bolívar
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Bolívar
City foundation	1848
Residents	24,573 (2019)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	246 km 2
Population density	100 people / km 2
height	10 m
Waters	Río Magdalena , Canal del Dique
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Yesid Jassir Vergara (2016-2019)
Website	www.calamar-bolivar.gov.co
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Calamar is a municipality ( municipio ) in Colombia in the department of Bolívar .

geography

Calamar is located in the north of Bolívar near the Colombian Caribbean coast on the Canal del Dique and the Río Magdalena and has an average temperature of 28 ° C. Calamar lies at a height of 10 m above sea level. NN , 86 km from Barranquilla . The municipality is bordered to the north by Santa Lucía and Suán in the department of Atlántico , to the east by Pedraza and Cerro de San Antonio in the department of Magdalena , to the south by San Juan Nepomuceno and El Guamo and to the west by Arroyohondo , Mahates , San Cristóbal and Soplaviento .

population

The municipality of Calamar has 24,573 inhabitants, of which 14,003 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

Calamar was officially founded around 1848 after the first residents had reached the place a few years earlier. Calamar developed into an important river port on the Río Magdalena, which from 1894 was connected by a railway line to Cartagena , 113 km away . During this time, trade flourished in Calamar. Multinational companies such as the Tropical Oil Company and Italian, German, French and Venezuelan, Lebanese and Syrian traders came. In addition, the place was served by the then airline SCADTA (today Avianca ). In the 20th century, however, Calamar lost its important role in the Colombian commercial landscape, even if the city is still a river port.

economy

The main industries of Calamar are trade , cattle production and agriculture and the place benefits from its location on the Río Magdalena.

Web links

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

Alcaldía Municipal de Calamar en Bolívar. Alcaldía de Calamar - Bolívar, accessed on May 21, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Calamar).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Calamar - Bolívar, accessed on May 21, 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 May 21, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).

[municipio-1] Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Calamar - Bolívar, accessed on May 21, 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 21, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).