Landázuri (Colombia)
Landázuri | ||
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Coordinates: 6 ° 13 ′ N , 73 ° 49 ′ W Landazuri on the map of Colombia
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Location of the municipality of Landázuri on the map of Santander
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Basic data | ||
Country | Colombia | |
Department | Santander | |
Residents | 15,395 (2016) | |
Detailed data | ||
surface | 630 km 2 | |
Population density | 24 people / km 2 | |
height | 955 m | |
Time zone | UTC -5 | |
City Presidency | Milton Téllez Hernández (2016-2019) | |
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Landázuri is a municipality (municipio) in the department of Santander in Colombia .
geography
The municipality of Landázuri is located in the province of Carare in the south of Santanderin in the Colombian Andes at an altitude of 955 meters and has an average annual temperature of around 18 ° C. The municipality borders Puerto Parra in the north, Vélez in the east, Bolívar in the south and Cimitarra in the west .
history
Already in the colonial times there was a village with the name Sabana Alta in the area of today's place. The name changed several times, first to Paraje de Belisario, then to Colonia de Navajas and finally it was given its current name around 1870, named after José María Landázuri . Since 1891 the place was a corregimiento of the municipality of Bolívar before it was given the status of its own municipality in 1974.
economy
The most important industry in Landázuri is agriculture . The most important product is cocoa , but cattle production and the cultivation of coffee , avocados , mangoes , corn , mandarins , cassava and bananas also play a role. There is also timber industry .
Web links
- Página Oficial del Municipio de Landázuri. Alcaldía del Municipio de Landázuri - Santander, accessed on April 16, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía del Municipio de Landázuri - Santander, accessed April 16, 2019 (Spanish, information about the municipality).