Fundación (Colombia)
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Coordinates: 10 ° 31 ′ N , 74 ° 12 ′ W Fundación on the map of Colombia
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Location of the municipality of Fundación on the map of Magdalena
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Basic data | ||
Country | Colombia | |
Department | Magdalena | |
City foundation | 1906 | |
Residents | 57,595 (2019) | |
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Detailed data | ||
surface | 931 km 2 | |
Population density | 62 inhabitants / km 2 | |
height | 10 m | |
Time zone | UTC -5 | |
City Presidency | Mallath Paola Martínez Cantillo (2016–2019) | |
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Fundación is a municipality ( municipio ) in Departamento del Magdalena in Colombia .
geography
Fundación is located in the north of Magdalena 35 km away from Santa Marta . The community consists of two parts: in the west the terrain is flat and there are high temperatures, in the east the community has a share of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and reaches heights of over 3000 meters. The municipality borders in the north on El Retén and Aracataca , in the east on Pueblo Bello and El Copey in the Departamento del Cesar , in the south on Algarrobo and in the west on Pivijay .
population
The municipality Fundación has 57,595 inhabitants, of which 56,483 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).
history
Fundación received the status of a municipality in 1945. However, settlement began in 1906 and was closely linked to the construction of the Santa Marta railway. At first the place was called Envidia before it was renamed Fundación in 1923.
Web links
- Alcaldía Municipal de Fundación. Alcaldía de Fundación - Magdalena, accessed on June 11, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Fundación).
Individual evidence
- ^ Información del municipio. Alcaldía de Fundación - Magdalena, accessed June 11, 2019 (Spanish, information on the geography of 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 June 11, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).
- ↑ Pasado, presente y futuro. Alcaldía de Fundación - Magdalena, accessed June 11, 2019 (Spanish, information on the history of the municipality).