La Belleza

La Belleza
Coordinates: 5 ° 51 ′ N , 73 ° 58 ′ W La Belleza on the map of Colombia	La Belleza
	La Belleza
	Location of the municipality of La Belleza on the map of Santander
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Santander
City foundation	1928
Residents	8596 (2019)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	355 km 2
Population density	24 people / km 2
height	2100 m
Waters	Río Blanco, Río Minero and Río Negro
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Edwin Rodolfo Téllez Ardila (2016–2019)
Website	www.labelleza-santander.gov.co
	Church and town center of La Belleza

La Belleza is a municipality (municipio) in the department of Santander in Colombia .

geography

The municipality of La Belleza is located in the province of Vélez in southern Santander in the Colombian Andes at an altitude of about 2100 meters and has an average annual temperature of 16 ° C. La Belleza is 142 kilometers from Bogotá . The municipality borders Sucre in the north, Jesús María and Albania in the east, Florián and Pauna and Tununguá in the Departamento de Boyacá in the south, and Bolívar and Otanche in Boyacá in the west .

population

The municipality of La Belleza has 8,596 inhabitants, of whom 1953 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

La Belleza was founded in 1928.

economy

The main industry in La Belleza is agriculture . In addition to cattle production , potatoes , corn , arakacha , onions , tomatoes , white cabbage , carrots , coffee , cocoa , cassava and bananas are mainly grown. There is also forestry .

Web links

Commons : La Belleza - collection of images, videos and audio files

Página Oficial del Municipio de La Belleza. Alcaldía del Municipio de La Belleza - Santander, accessed April 16, 2019 (Spanish, municipality website).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía del Municipio de La Belleza - Santander, accessed April 16, 2019 (Spanish, information on 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 April 16, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).

[municipio-1] Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía del Municipio de La Belleza - Santander, accessed April 16, 2019 (Spanish, information on 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 April 16, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).