Garzón (Colombia)

Garzón
Coordinates: 2 ° 12 ′ N , 75 ° 38 ′ W Garzón on the map of Colombia	Garzón
	Garzón
	Location of the municipality of Garzón on the map of Huila
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Huila
City foundation	1783
Residents	96,296 (2019)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	580 km 2
Population density	166 people / km 2
height	828 m
City structure	92 barrios and 12 corregimientos with 94 veredas
Waters	Río Magdalena
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Edgar Bonilla Ramírez (2016-2019)
Website	www.garzon-huila.gov.co
	Garzón Cathedral

Garzón is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Huila in Colombia . Garzón is the seat of the Garzón diocese , which was founded in 1900.

geography

Garzón is located in Huila , in the Subcentro sub-region , 113 km from Neiva at an altitude of 828 m above sea level. NN and has an average temperature of 24 ° C. The area of the municipality is divided into three zones. One strip is particularly influenced by the Río Magdalena and has a humid climate. The Llano de la Virgen , on the other hand, is a plain with a dry climate. Most of the population lives in the hilly rest of the community. The municipality borders Gigante to the north, Guadalupe to the south, Altamira to the southwest , Florencia , La Montañita and El Paujil in the Caquetá department to the east and Agrado to the west .

population

The municipality of Garzón has 96,296 inhabitants, of which 46,371 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

The Garzón area was inhabited by indigenous peoples long before the arrival of the Spaniards . Today's Garzón was founded in 1783 by Vicente Manrique.

economy

The main industries in Garzón are agriculture , cattle production and pond farming . The most important agricultural product is coffee , which is cultivated and processed by 78% of the working population.

Web links

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

Homepage. Alcaldía de Garzón - Huila, accessed on June 11, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Garzón).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Garzón - Huila, accessed June 11, 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 June 11, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).

[municipio-1] Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Garzón - Huila, accessed June 11, 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 June 11, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).