Génova (Colombia)

Génova
Coordinates: 4 ° 12 ′ N , 75 ° 47 ′ W Génova on the map of Colombia	Génova
	Génova
	Location of Génova in Quindío
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Quindío
City foundation	1903
Residents	7921 (2015)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	297 km 2
Population density	27 inhabitants / km 2
height	3000 m
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Andrés Alberto Campuzano Castro (2016–2019)
Website	genova-quindio.gov.co
	Central park in Génova

Génova is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Quindío in Colombia's coffee-growing region (eje cafetero) .

geography

Génova lies at an altitude of between 3000 m above sea level. NN and 3850 m above sea level. NN 52 km south of Armenia and has an average temperature between 18 and 22 ° C. Génova borders Pijao to the north, Roncesvalles in the Tolima department to the southeast and Caicedonia and Seville in the Valle del Cauca department to the southwest .

population

The municipality of Génova has 7351 inhabitants, of which 3790 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

Before the arrival of the Spaniards, the area of today's Génova was inhabited by the indigenous peoples of the Quimbayas , Pijaos and Quindos . However, during the colonial period the area was not inhabited and was only settled from Antioquia from the 19th century . Génova itself was founded in 1903 and received municipality status in 1937.

economy

The main industry in Génova is agriculture . Coffee , in particular , but also bananas , sugar cane , fruit , beans , corn and vegetables are grown. There is also livestock farming .

Personalities

Manuel Marulanda (1928–2008), leader of the FARC
Luis Alfredo Garavito Cubillos (born 1957), serial killer
Francisco Antonio Ceballos Escobar (* 1958), Bishop of Riohacha

Web links

Commons : Génova - collection of images, videos and audio files

Alcaldía Municipal de Génova en Quindío. Alcaldía de Génova - Quindío, accessed on April 13, 2019 (Spanish, municipality website).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Génova - Quindío, accessed April 13, 2019 (Spanish, information on 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 13, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).

[municipio-1] Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Génova - Quindío, accessed April 13, 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 13, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).