La Jagua del Pilar

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La Jagua del Pilar
Coordinates: 10 ° 31 ′  N , 73 ° 4 ′  W
Map: Colombia
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La Jagua del Pilar
La Jagua del Pilar on the map of Colombia
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Location of the municipality of La Jagua del Pilar on the map of La Guajira
Basic data
Country Colombia
Department La Guajira
City foundation 1795
Residents 3341  (2019)
City insignia
Flag of La Jagua del Pilar (La Guajira) .svg
Coat of arms of La Jagua del Pilar.png
Detailed data
surface 267 km 2
Population density 13 inhabitants / km 2
height 223  m
City Presidency José Amiro Morón Núñez (2016-2019)
Website lajaguadelpilar-laguajira.gov.co

La Jagua del Pilar is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of La Guajira in Colombia . La Jagua del Pilar is close to the border with Venezuela . The name of the place refers, on the one hand, to the Jaguito tree, which is widespread in the region, and, on the other, to Our Lady on the Pillar , the patron saint of the place.

geography

The municipality of La Jagua del Pilar is part of the Serranía del Perijá , a northern branch of the Andes . The highest point is the Cerro Pintao at 287 meters . The rest of the community is flat. The community borders in a clockwise direction on Urumita , Venezuela and on Manaure , La Paz Robles and Valledupar in the neighboring Cesar .

population

The municipality of La Jagua del Pilar has 3341 inhabitants, of which 2378 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

The place La Jagua del Pilar was founded in 1795 by Manuel José Fernández de Castro and Bartolo Ustariz. Until 1998 the place was a Corregimiento of Urumita , then it received the status of a municipality.

economy

The main industries in La Jagua del Pilar are animal husbandry and agriculture . Among other things, cotton , corn , bananas and cassava are grown.

Web links

Commons : La Jagua del Pilar  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de La Jagua del Pilar - La Guajira, accessed June 11, 2019 (Spanish, information about 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 June 11, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).