Jamundí
Jamundí | ||
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Coordinates: 3 ° 18 ′ N , 76 ° 32 ′ W Jamundí on the map of Colombia
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Location of the Jamundí municipality in Valle del Cauca
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Basic data | ||
Country | Colombia | |
Department | Valle del Cauca | |
City foundation | 1536 | |
Residents | 129,877 (2019) | |
- in the metropolitan area | 3,151,710 | |
City insignia | ||
Detailed data | ||
surface | 655 km 2 | |
Population density | 198 inhabitants / km 2 | |
height | 869 m | |
Waters | Río Cauca | |
Time zone | UTC -5 | |
City Presidency | Andrés Felipe Ramírez (2020-2023) | |
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Jamundí rural landscape | ||
Typical cholaos | ||
Alfaguara shopping center |
Jamundí is a commune ( municipality ) in the department of Valle del Cauca in Colombia . Jamundí borders directly to the south on Cali , the capital of the department, and is part of the unofficial metropolitan area of Cali .
geography
Jamundí is located in the Sur sub-region in Valle del Cauca on the left bank of the Río Cauca between the Western Cordillera of the Andes and the Farallones de Cali Natural Park . The municipality borders in the north on Cali , in the east on Puerto Tejada and Villa RIca in the Departamento del Cauca , in the south on Buenos Aires and Santander de Quilichao in Cauca and in the west on Buenaventura .
population
The municipality of Jamundí has 129,877 inhabitants, of which 88,633 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality. The metropolitan region has 3,151,710 inhabitants (as of 2019).
history
Jamundí was founded on March 23, 1536 by Pedro de Añazco and Juan de Ampudia.
economy
The main economic sectors of Jamundí are agriculture (growing sugar cane , rice , citrus fruits , bananas and coffee ), mining ( coal and building materials), tourism and trade .
Sports
The second division Dépor FC was based in Jamundí from 2006 to 2008 and played its home games at the Estadio Cacique de Jamundí . In 2009 the club moved to Cali.
sons and daughters of the town
- Rosibel García (* 1981), middle distance runner
- Yuri Alvear (* 1986), judoka
Web links
- Alcaldía de Jamundí. Alcaldía de Jamundí - Valle del Cauca, accessed on May 2, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Jamundí).
Individual evidence
- ^ Información del municipio. Alcaldía de Jamundí - Valle del Cauca, accessed on May 2, 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 2, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).
- ↑ Pasado, presente y futuro. Alcaldía de Jamundí - Valle del Cauca, accessed on May 2, 2019 (Spanish, information on the history of the municipality).
- ↑ Economía. Alcaldía de Jamundí - Valle del Cauca, accessed on May 2, 2019 (Spanish, information on the history of the municipality).