El Charco

El Charco
Coordinates: 2 ° 29 ′  N , 78 ° 7 ′  W El Charco​ El Charco on the map of Colombia
Location of the municipality of El Charco on the map of Nariño
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Nariño
City foundation	1886
Residents	42,525  (2019)
City insignia
Detailed data
surface	2485 km 2
Population density	17 people / km 2
height	5  m
Waters	Pacific Ocean , Río Tapaje , Río Iscuandé , Río Muchica , Río Sequihonda and Río Amarales
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Miltón Cuero Tejada (2016-2019)
Website	www.elcharco-narino.gov.co
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El Charco is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Nariño in Colombia . In the area of ​​El Charco lies part of the Sanquianga Natural Park .

geography

El Charco is located in the province of Tumaco-Barbacoas in the Departamento de Nariño at an altitude of 5  m above sea level. NN , 465 km from Pasto on the Pacific Ocean and has an average temperature of 28 ° C. Most of the municipality consists of flat coastal land, only the east of the municipality is mountainous and characterized by the western cordillera of the Colombian Andes . The rivers Río Tapaje , Río Iscuandé , Río Muchica , Río Sequihonda and Río Amarales flow through El Charco . The municipality borders in the north on the Pacific Ocean, Santa Bárbara and Guapi in the Departamento del Cauca , in the south on El Rosario , Cumbitara and Magüí Payán , in the east on Leiva and Argelia and Balboa in Cauca and in the west on La Tola .

population

The municipality of El Charco has 42,525 inhabitants, of which 11,663 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

El Charco was founded in 1886 by Fidel D'Croz and Federico Archer with the name San Juan Bautista . The current name caught on shortly afterwards. El Charco received the status of a municipality in 1967.

economy

The main industries in El Charco are agriculture (especially bananas , coconuts and cocoa ), timber , mining ( gold ) and fishing .

Infrastructure

El Charco has a small airport that is served twice a week from Cali . There are no good road connections to El Charco. There are regular boat connections from Buenaventura , Tumaco , Guapi , La Tola and Olaya Herrera .

Web links

Commons : El Charco  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Alcaldía El Charco Nariño. Alcaldía de El Charco - Nariño, accessed April 3, 2019 (Spanish, municipality website). 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de El Charco - Nariño, accessed April 3, 2019 (Spanish, information on 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 3, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).