La Unión (Nariño)

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La Unión
Coordinates: 1 ° 36 ′  N , 77 ° 8 ′  W
Map: Colombia
marker
La Unión​
La Unión on the map of Colombia
Colombia - Nariño - La Unión.svg
Location of the municipality of La Unión on the map of Nariño
Basic data
Country Colombia
Department Nariño
City foundation 1847
Residents 25,270  (2019)
City insignia
Flag of La Unión (Nariño) .svg
Escudo de la union.jpg
Detailed data
surface 43 km 2
Population density 588 inhabitants / km 2
height 1650  m
Time zone UTC -5
City Presidency Floriberto Suárez (2016-2019)
Website www.launion-narino.gov.co
La Unión from above
La Unión from above
Parque Cuevas Leyva
Parque Cuevas Leyva

La Unión is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Nariño in Colombia .

geography

La Unión is located in the northeast of Nariño in the province of Juanambú at an altitude of 1650  m above sea level. NN , 90 km from Pasto . The municipality borders in the north on Mercaderes in the Departamento del Cauca , in the south on San Pedro de Cartago , in the east on Belén , Colón and San Pablo and in the west on San Lorenzo .

population

The municipality of La Unión has 25,270 inhabitants, of which 10,864 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

economy

The main industry in La Unión is the cultivation and distribution of coffee . There is also cattle production and fruit and citrus crops are grown.

Personalities

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía del Municipio de La Unión - Nariño, accessed on April 3, 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 3, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).