El Carmen de Bolívar
El Carmen de Bolívar | ||
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Coordinates: 9 ° 43 ′ N , 75 ° 7 ′ W El Carmen de Bolívar on the map of Colombia
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Location of the municipality of El Carmen de Bolívar on the map of Bolívar
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Basic data | ||
Country | Colombia | |
Department | Bolívar | |
City foundation | 1776 | |
Residents | 78,729 (2019) | |
City insignia | ||
Detailed data | ||
surface | 954 km 2 | |
Population density | 83 inhabitants / km 2 | |
height | 197 m | |
Time zone | UTC -5 | |
City Presidency | Rafael Gallo Paredes (2016-2019) | |
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Cathedral of El Carmen de Bolívar |
El Carmen de Bolívar is a municipality ( municipio ) in Colombia in the department of Bolívar .
geography
El Carmen de Bolívar is located in the sub-region of Montes de María in Bolívar , 110 km southeast of Cartagena at an altitude of 152 m above sea level. NN and has an average temperature of 29 ° C. The municipality borders San Jacinto and María La Baja in the north, Oveja in the department of Sucre in the south, Zambrano and Córdoba in the east and Colosó and San Onofre in Sucre in the west .
population
The municipality of El Carmen de Bolívar has 78,729 inhabitants, of which 63,964 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).
history
The area of today's El Carmen was originally inhabited by the indigenous peoples of the Malibúes , Farotos and Piletas . El Carmen de Bolívar was founded on August 6, 1776 by Antonio de La Torre y Miranda as El Sitio de Nuestra Señora del Carmen .
economy
The main economic sectors of El Carmen de Bolívar are agriculture , especially tobacco cultivation , and cattle production . In addition to avocado , coffee , sesame , yams , cassava , bananas , cocoa , corn and fruit grown, and there are horses - and donkey breeding .
Sons and daughters
- Lucho Bermúdez (1912–1994), composer
- Ariel Lascarro Tapia (* 1967), Bishop of Magangué
Web links
- Alcaldía Municipal de El Carmen de Bolívar en Bolívar. Alcaldía de El Carmen de Bolívar - Bolívar, accessed on May 21, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of El Carmen de Bolívar).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information about geography on the official website of El Carmen de Bolívar ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ Information about the story on the official page of El Carmen de Bolívar ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Information on the economy on the official website of El Carmen de Bolívar ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.