El Copey
El Copey | ||
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Coordinates: 10 ° 9 ′ N , 73 ° 58 ′ W El Copey on the map of Colombia
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Location of the municipality of El Copey on the map of Cesar
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Basic data | ||
Country | Colombia | |
Department | Cesar | |
City foundation | 1936 | |
Residents | 26,905 (2019) | |
City insignia | ||
Detailed data | ||
surface | 968 km 2 | |
Population density | 28 people / km 2 | |
height | 180 m | |
Time zone | UTC -5 | |
City Presidency | José Luis Nieves Pérez (2016–2019) | |
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San Roque Church | ||
town hall | ||
Cultural center |
El Copey is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Cesar in Colombia .
geography
El Copey is located in the northwest of Cesar at an altitude of about 180 meters and has an average temperature of 35 ° C. The municipality borders in the north Fundación in the Departamento del Magdalena and Pueblo Bello , in the east Valledupar , in the south Bosconia and in the west Algarrobo and Sabanas de San Ángel in the Departamento del Magdalena.
population
The municipality of El Copey has 26,905 inhabitants, of which 21,194 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).
history
El Copey was founded in 1936 by José Antonio Gutiérrez and named after the balsam apple tree (Spanish: Copey). The place gained in importance because it was on the newly built road between Valledupar and Fundación . From 1953 El Copey was a Corregimiento of Valledupar. Due to the demographic and economic growth, El Copey received the status of a municipality in 1971.
economy
The main industries in El Copey are agriculture (especially oil palm and coffee are grown) and cattle production .
Web links
- Alcaldia Municipal de El Copey. Alcaldía de El Copey - Cesar, accessed February 11, 2019 (Spanish, municipality website).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c General Information of the Municipio. (PDF; 207 KB) Alcaldía de El Copey - Cesar, accessed on February 11, 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 February 11, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).