Guapi

Guapi
Coordinates: 2 ° 34 ′ N , 77 ° 53 ′ W Guapi on the map of Colombia	Guapi
	Guapi
	Location of the municipality of Guapi on the map of Cauca
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Cauca
City foundation	1772
Residents	29,989 (2019)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	2681 km 2
Population density	11 people / km 2
height	6 m
Waters	Pacific Ocean , Río Guapi
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Danny Eudoxio Prado Granja (2016-2019)
Website	www.guapi-cauca.gov.co
	Guapi from above
	Guapi Airport
	Gorgona

Guapi is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Cauca in Colombia .

geography

Guapi is located in the west of Cauca in the Provincia de Occidente at the mouth of the Río Guapi in the Pacific . The municipality borders in the north of the Pacific and Timbiquí , in the east Timbiquí and Argelia , in the south Santa Bárbara and El Charco in the Departamento de Nariño and in the west the Pacific. The island of Gorgona belongs to Guapi .

population

The municipality of Guapi has 29,989 inhabitants, of which 18,406 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019). Guapi is the seat of the Guapi Apostolic Vicariate .

history

The Spaniards reached the Colombian Pacific coast in the 16th century in search of gold and brought African slaves with them to mine the gold. Guapi was founded in 1772 by the Spaniard Manuel de Valverde. It was named after the indigenous people of the Gua-píes living in the region . In the 19th century, Guapi suffered from the various civil wars in Colombia. In addition, the place was hit by an earthquake in 1833 and a conflagration in 1914. Guapi was the capital of the former Micay Province and is still the legal, political and economic center of the region today.

economy

The main industries of Guapi are agriculture (especially coconut palms , corn , peach palms , rice and papa china ), animal husbandry , fishing , mining and the timber industry .

traffic

Guapi has a small regional airport ( IATA code : GPI ).

Personalities

José Miguel López Hurtado (1918–2008), Apostolic Prefect of Guapi (1969–1982)
Rafael Morales Duque (* 1929), Apostolic Prefect of Guapi (1994-2001)

Web links

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

Guapi Cauca. Alcaldía de Guapi - Cauca, accessed February 1, 2019 (Spanish, municipality website).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Guapi - Cauca, accessed February 5, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality).
↑ ESTIMACIONES DE POBLACIÓN 1985 - 2005 Y PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN 2005 - 2020 TOTAL DEPARTAMENTAL POR ÁREA. DANE, May 11, 2011, accessed on February 5, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia (Excel; 1.72 MB)).
^ Información general. Alcaldía de Guapi - Cauca, accessed February 5, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality's economy).

[municipio-1] Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Guapi - Cauca, accessed February 5, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality).

[2] ESTIMACIONES DE POBLACIÓN 1985 - 2005 Y PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN 2005 - 2020 TOTAL DEPARTAMENTAL POR ÁREA. DANE, May 11, 2011, accessed on February 5, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia (Excel; 1.72 MB)).

[3] Información general. Alcaldía de Guapi - Cauca, accessed February 5, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality's economy).