Copacabana (Colombia)

Copacabana
Coordinates: 6 ° 21 ′  N , 75 ° 31 ′  W Copacabana​ Copacabana on the map of Colombia
Location of the municipality of Copacabana on the map of Antioquia
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Antioquia
City foundation	1659
Residents	73,574  (2019)
- in the metropolitan area	3,594,246
City insignia
Detailed data
surface	70 km 2
Population density	1,051 inhabitants / km 2
height	1454  m
Waters	Medellin River
prefix	0057 4
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Óscar Restrepo
Website	www.copacabana.gov.co
Church in Copacabana
Copacabana old train station
Statue of Simón Bolívar in Copacabana

Copacabana is a municipality ( municipio ) in the Department of Antioquia in Colombia and belongs to the de metropolitan Valle Aburrá , the metropolitan area of Medellín .

geography

Copacabana is located north of Medellín in the Valle de Aburrá in Antioquia and has an average temperature of 22.5 ° C. The municipality borders San Pedro de los Milagro in the north, Girardota in the west, Bello in the west and Medellín and Guarne in the south .

population

The municipality of Copacabana has 73,574 inhabitants, of which 64,428 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality. 3,952,494 people live in the metropolitan region (as of 2019).

history

The indigenous people of the Niquía lived in the area of ​​today's Copacabana . The first Spaniards reached the Aburrá Valley in 1541. The place was initially a site of mines under the name La Tasajera . Since 1659 the place was a parish with the name Beneficio . According to an image imported from Copacabana , Bolivia , the place was finally renamed Nuestra Señora de Copacabana de la Tasajera in 1702 , of which only Copacabana remained.

economy

The most important economic sectors in Copacabana are industry , textile industry and agriculture , especially the cultivation of onions , oranges and natural fibers .

sons and daughters of the town

• Francisco Javier Múnera Correa (* 1956), Bishop of San Vicente del Caguán
• José de Jesús Quintero Díaz (* 1949), Bishop of Tibú (1996–2000) and Vicar Apostolic of Leticia (2000–)

Web links

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

• Alcaldia de Copacabana. Alcaldía de Copacabana - Antioquia, accessed on May 8, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Copacabana). 

Individual evidence

1. ^ Información del municipio. Alcaldía de Copacabana - Antioquia, accessed May 8, 2019 (Spanish, information on the geography of 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 8, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia). 
3. ↑ Pasado, presente y futuro. Alcaldía de Copacabana - Antioquia, accessed May 8, 2019 (Spanish, information on the history of the municipality). 
4. ↑ Economía. Alcaldía de Copacabana - Antioquia, accessed May 8, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality's economy).