La Plata (Colombia)
La Plata | ||
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Coordinates: 2 ° 23 ′ N , 75 ° 54 ′ W La Plata on the map of Colombia
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Location of the municipality of La Plata on the map of Huila
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Basic data | ||
Country | Colombia | |
Department | Huila | |
City foundation | 1651 | |
Residents | 67,220 (2019) | |
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Detailed data | ||
surface | 1271 km 2 | |
Population density | 53 people / km 2 | |
height | 1050 m | |
Post Code | 415060 | |
Time zone | UTC -5 | |
City Presidency | Luis Armando Ricardo Castillo (2016-2019) | |
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Panorama of La Plata | ||
San Sebastian Cathedral in La Plata |
La Plata is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Huila in Colombia .
geography
La Plata is located in Huila , in the Suboccidente sub- region , 122 km from Neiva at an altitude of 1118 m above sea level. NN and has an average temperature of 23 ° C. The area of the municipality is characterized by the elevations Sierra Nevada de los Coconucos and the Serranías de las Minas and Yarumal , which belong to the central cordillera of the Andes , and plains in between. The municipality borders in the north and west on Inzá and Páez in the Departamento del Cauca , in the south on La Argentina and in the east on Paicol and Pital .
population
The municipality of La Plata has 67,220 inhabitants, of which 28,422 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).
history
The area of La Plata was inhabited by the indigenous people of the Paez long before the arrival of the Spaniards . Today's La Plata was founded in 1651 by Diego de Ospina y Maldonado, with the establishment of the parish of San Sebastián de La Plata at the beginning . The founding was related to Sebastián de Belalcázar's search for Eldorado and the interest in the silver mines to be found in the region .
economy
The main industries in La Plata are agriculture , cattle production and pond farming . In particular, rice , coffee , bananas , cocoa , corn , sugar cane , beans , potatoes and fruit are grown.
sons and daughters of the town
- Raúl Reyes (1948-2008), FARC Vice President
Web links
- Alcaldía Municipal de La Plata en Huila. Alcaldía de La Plata - Huila, accessed on June 11, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of La Plata).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Geography. Alcaldía de La Plata - Huila, accessed June 11, 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 June 11, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).
- ↑ Historia. Alcaldía de La Plata - Huila, accessed June 11, 2019 (Spanish, information on the history of the municipality).
- ↑ Economía. Alcaldía de La Plata - Huila, accessed June 11, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality's economy).