La Belleza

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La Belleza
Coordinates: 5 ° 51 ′  N , 73 ° 58 ′  W
Map: Colombia
marker
La Belleza
La Belleza on the map of Colombia
Colombia - Santander - La Belleza.svg
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
Flag of La Belleza (Santander) .svg
Escudo municipio la belleza santander colombia.JPG
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
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

Individual evidence

  1. a b c 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).