El Carmen de Chucurí

El Carmen de Chucurí
Coordinates: 6 ° 42 ′ N , 73 ° 31 ′ W El Carmen de Chucurí on the map of Colombia	El Carmen de Chucurí
	El Carmen de Chucurí
	Location of the municipality of El Carmen de Chucurí on the map of Santander
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Santander
City foundation	1986
Residents	20,858 (2019)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	914 km 2
Population density	23 inhabitants / km 2
height	830 m
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Isaias Rueda Rueda (2016-2019)
Website	www.elcarmen-santander.gov.co
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El Carmen de Chucuri is a municipality (municipio) in the department of Santander in Colombia .

geography

The municipality of El Carmen de Chucurí is located in the province of Mares in the center of Santander . The municipality is located in the Colombian Andes at an altitude of 830 meters, has an average annual temperature of around 23 ° C and is 178 km from Bucaramanga . The municipality borders San Vicente de Chucurí in the north, Simacota in the south and east and Galán and Hato in the west .

population

The municipality of El Carmen de Chucurí has 20,858 inhabitants, of which 6187 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

El Carmen de Chucurí has a relatively short history. The first settlements in the region occurred in 1920 on the territory of the municipality San Vicente de Chucurí , the first mention of the name El Carmen took place in 1938. Since 1976 El Carmen de Chucuri a parish , the status of a municipality got it 1986th

economy

The main industry in El Carmen de Chucurí is agriculture . In particular, cocoa , avocados , bananas , coffee , citrus plants , natural rubber , cassava , legumes and corn are used . In addition, oil is produced .

Web links

Commons : El Carmen de Chucurí - collection of images, videos and audio files

Página Oficial del Municipio de El Carmen de Chucurí. Alcaldía del Municipio de El Carmen de Chucurí - Santander, accessed April 16, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía del Municipio de El Carmen de Chucurí - Santander, accessed April 16, 2019 (Spanish, information about 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 April 16, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).

[municipio-1] Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía del Municipio de El Carmen de Chucurí - Santander, accessed April 16, 2019 (Spanish, information about 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 April 16, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).