Gigante (Colombia)

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Coordinates: 2 ° 23 ' N , 75 ° 33' W Gigante on the map of Colombia	Giant
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	Gigante municipality location on the map of Huila
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Huila
City foundation	1782
Residents	35,498 (2019)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	626 km 2
Population density	57 inhabitants / km 2
height	808 m
Waters	Río Magdalena
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Josué Manrique Murcia (2016-2019)
Website	www.gigante-huila.gov.co
	Gigante main square

Gigante is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Huila in Colombia .

geography

Gigante is located in Huila , in the Subcentro sub-region , 84 km from Neiva at an altitude of 808 m above sea level. NN and has an average temperature of 24 ° C. The area of the municipality lies in the valley of the upper reaches of the Río Magdalena between the mountain Cerro Matambo and the Eastern Cordillera of the Colombian Andes . The municipality borders in the north on Hobo and Algeciras , in the south on Garzón , in the east on Algeciras and El Paujil in the department of Caquetá and in the west on Agrado , Paicol , Tesalia and Yaguará .

population

The municipality of Gigante has 35,498 inhabitants, of which 19,369 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

A village had existed in what is now the municipality of Gigante since at least 1698. The founding date is generally regarded as 1782, when a paper was signed that allowed more intensive development of the local area. Gigante has had parish status since 1789. The origin of the name is unclear, but there are three theories: Either the name goes back to the discovery of a mammoth skeleton in the region, or it is derived from the name of a hacienda that bore this name, or it refers to the mountain Cerro Matambo whose shape is reminiscent of the perfil of a giant.

economy

The main industries of Gigante are agriculture (especially coffee ) and animal husbandry (cattle, dairy cows and pigs) as well as pond farming . In addition, oil is produced .

sons and daughters of the town

Ismael Perdomo Borrero (1872–1950), Archbishop of Bogotá (1928–1950), Bishop of Ibagué (1903–1923) and Titular Archbishop of Traianopolis in Rhodope (1923–1928)

Web links

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

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

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c GIGANTE, TIERRA LINDA DE LA CEIBA DE LA LIBERTAD. Alcaldía de Gigante - Huila, accessed June 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 June 11, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).

[municipio-1] GIGANTE, TIERRA LINDA DE LA CEIBA DE LA LIBERTAD. Alcaldía de Gigante - Huila, accessed June 11, 2019 (Spanish, information about 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).