Inírida

Inírida
Coordinates: 3 ° 52 ′ N , 67 ° 55 ′ W Inírida on the map of Colombia	Inírida
	Inírida
	Location of the municipality of Inírida on the map of Guainía
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Guainía
City foundation	1963
Residents	20,478 (2019)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	6457 km 2
Population density	3 people / km 2
height	95 m
Post Code	940001-940009
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Camilo Andrés Puentes Garzón (2016-2019)
Website	inirida-guainia.gov.co
	Inírida airport
	Library of Inírida
	The Río Inírida

Inírida (formerly: Puerto Inírida ) is the capital and only municipality ( municipio ) in the Colombian department of Guainía in the river basin of the upper Orinoco in the Amazon basin .

geography

Inírida is located on the Río Inírida in eastern Colombia. Inírida is located at an altitude of about 100 meters about 600 km from Villavicencio and has an average temperature of 25 ° C. The total area of the municipality is 17,000 km². The northern border of the municipality forms the Río Guaviare and the eastern border of the Río Atrabapo . The municipality borders in the north on Cumaribo in the department of Vichada , in the south on the office of Puerto Colombia , in the east on the office of Cacahual and the Venezuelan state of Amazonas and in the west on the offices of Barranco Minas and Morichal .

population

The municipality of Inírida has 20,478 inhabitants, of whom 13,215 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality. Inírida is the largest settlement in the department.

history

Inírida was placed under the Vaupés Commissariat in 1963 . The place received the status of a municipality in 1974. At the same time Guainía became a commissariat and Inírida its capital. Since 1991 Guainía is a department with Inírida as its capital.

economy

Inírida serves as a transshipment point for regional products and raw materials. The main industries are mining , fishing and agriculture .

Infrastructure

Inírida is not connected to the Colombian road network. It can only be reached by water, especially from Villavicencio . Inírida has César Gaviria Trujillo Airport ( IATA code : PDA ) and can be reached by air from Bogotá and Villavicencio.

Web links

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

Alcaldía de Inírida. Alcaldía de Inírida - Guainía, accessed on May 3, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Inírida).

Individual evidence

^ Información del municipio. Alcaldía de Inírida - Guainía, accessed on May 3, 2019 (Spanish, information on the geography of 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 May 3, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).
↑ Pasado, presente y futuro. Alcaldía de Inírida - Guainía, accessed on May 3, 2019 (Spanish, information on the history of the municipality).
↑ Economía. Alcaldía de Inírida - Guainía, accessed May 3, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality's economy).
↑ Vías de comunicación. Alcaldía de Inírida - Guainía, accessed on May 3, 2019 (Spanish, information on the infrastructure of the municipality).

[1] Información del municipio. Alcaldía de Inírida - Guainía, accessed on May 3, 2019 (Spanish, information on the geography of 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 May 3, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).

[3] Pasado, presente y futuro. Alcaldía de Inírida - Guainía, accessed on May 3, 2019 (Spanish, information on the history of the municipality).

[4] Economía. Alcaldía de Inírida - Guainía, accessed May 3, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality's economy).

[5] Vías de comunicación. Alcaldía de Inírida - Guainía, accessed on May 3, 2019 (Spanish, information on the infrastructure of the municipality).