Guadalupe (Huila)

Guadalupe
Coordinates: 2 ° 2 ′ N , 75 ° 46 ′ W Guadalupe on the map of Colombia	Guadalupe
	Guadalupe
	Location of the municipality of Guadalupe on the map of Huila
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Huila
City foundation	1715
Residents	22,867 (2019)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	256 km 2
Population density	89 people / km 2
height	940 m
Waters	Río Suaza
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	María del Socorro Díaz Motta (2016-2019)
Website	www.guadalupe-huila.gov.co
	View of Guadalupe
	Chapel of Santa Lucía
	Río Suaza

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

geography

Guadalupe is located in Huila in the Subcentro sub-region in the Eastern Cordillera of the Colombian Andes at an altitude of 940 to 2600 meters, 151 km from Neiva . The municipality borders Garzón in the north, Florencia in the Caquetá department in the east, Suaza in the south and Altamira in the west .

population

The municipality of Guadalupe has 22,867 inhabitants, of whom 5222 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

The place Guadalupe was founded around 1715 under the name La Viciosa , the first church being dedicated to the Virgin of Guadalupe , after whom the place was later named.

economy

The main industries of Guadalupe are agriculture , animal husbandry , handicrafts and trade .

traffic

Guadalupe is on the paved road that connects Neiva and Florencia .

Web links

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

Página Oficial del Municipio de Guadalupe. Alcaldía del Municipio de Guadalupe - Huila, accessed on March 26, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Guadalupe - Huila, accessed March 26, 2019 (Spanish, community information).
↑ 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 March 26, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).

[municipio-1] Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Guadalupe - Huila, accessed March 26, 2019 (Spanish, community information).

[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 March 26, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).