Carepa
Carepa | ||
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Coordinates: 7 ° 45 ′ N , 76 ° 39 ′ W Carepa on the map of Colombia
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Location of the municipality of Carepa on the map of Antioquia
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Basic data | ||
Country | Colombia | |
Department | Antioquia | |
City foundation | 1950 | |
Residents | 61,641 (2019) | |
City insignia | ||
Detailed data | ||
surface | 380 km 2 | |
Population density | 162 people / km 2 | |
height | 28 m | |
Waters | Río Carepa | |
prefix | 0057 4 | |
Time zone | UTC -5 | |
City Presidency | Ovidio de Jesús Ardila Rodas (2016-2019) | |
Website | ||
Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport | ||
Church in Carepa |
Carepa is a municipality ( municipality ) in the Antioquia department in Colombia .
geography
Carepa is located in the north of Antioquia in the sub-region Urabá , 308 km from Medellín , at an altitude of 28 m above sea level. NN . The municipality borders in the north on Apartadó , in the east on Tierralta in the Departamento de Córdoba , in the west on Chigorodó and Turbo and in the south on Chigorodó.
population
The municipality of Carepa has 61,641 inhabitants, of which 48,454 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).
history
In the area of today Carepa lived before the arrival of the Spaniards, the indigenous people of Katios . Carepa was only founded in 1950 and became a municipality in 1983.
economy
The main industry of Carepa is agriculture , especially the cultivation and export of bananas . In addition, corn , rice , cassava , coconut and cocoa are grown and there is cattle production . The Apartadó Airport, Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport, is located in the municipality of Carepa .
sons and daughters of the town
- Hernán Gaviria (1969–2002), football player
- Eliecith Palacios (* 1987), track and field athlete
Web links
- Carepa. Alcaldía de Carepa - Antioquia, accessed on May 4, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Carepa).
Individual evidence
- ^ Información del municipio. Alcaldía de Carepa - Antioquia, accessed May 4, 2019 (Spanish, information on the geography of 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 4, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).
- ^ Presentación. Alcaldía de Carepa - Antioquia, accessed May 4, 2019 (Spanish, information on the history of the municipality).
- ↑ Economía. Alcaldía de Carepa - Antioquia, accessed May 4, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality's economy).