Curití

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Curití
Coordinates: 6 ° 36 ′  N , 73 ° 4 ′  W
Map: Colombia
marker
Curití​
Curití on the map of Colombia
Colombia - Santander - Curití.svg
Location of the municipality of Curití on the map of Santander
Basic data
Country Colombia
Department Santander
City foundation 1670
Residents 12,065  (2019)
City insignia
Flag of Curití (Santander) .svg
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Detailed data
surface 238 km 2
Population density 51 people / km 2
height 1409  m
Waters Chicamocha River
Time zone UTC -5
City Presidency Mario Galvis Ave (2016-2019)
Website www.curiti-santander.gov.co
The Church of San Joaquín in Curití
The Church of San Joaquín in Curití

Curití is a municipality (municipio) in the department of Santander in Colombia . The municipality has 11,942 inhabitants, of whom 3,606 live in the urban part of the municipality ( cabecera municipal ) (as of 2016).

geography

The municipality of Curití is located in the province of Guanentá in eastern Santander in the Colombian Andes, 90 km from Bucaramanga at an altitude of 1409 meters and has an average annual temperature of around 20 ° C. The municipality borders Molagavita , Cepitá , Aratoca and Jordán in the north, Mogotes in the east, Mogotes and San Gil in the south and Villanueva and Cabrera in the west .

population

The municipality of Curití has ​​12,065 inhabitants, 3661 of whom live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

Before the arrival of the Spaniards lived in the area now Curití the indigenous people of the Guanes . The modern Curití was founded in 1670 by Jacinto de Vargas Campuzán. The name Curití is of indigenous origin.

economy

The main industry in Curití is agriculture . In particular, tobacco , beans , coffee and corn are grown. Traditionally, the production and processing of natural fibers also plays an important role, from which bags, carpets, belts and sacks are made. To a lesser extent there is also cattle production . Moreover, limestone mined.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Extrapolation of the population of Colombia on the official DANE website
  2. ↑ a b c Information about the community ( Memento from June 5, 2015 in the web archive archive.today )
  3. ↑ 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 April 16, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).