Los Andes (Colombia)

Los Andes
Coordinates: 1 ° 30 ′  N , 77 ° 31 ′  W Los Andes​ Los Andes on the map of Colombia
Location of the municipality of Los Andes on the map of Nariño
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Nariño
Residents	20,865  (2019)
City insignia
Detailed data
surface	809 km 2
Population density	26 people / km 2
height	1588  m
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Jimmy Fernando Ramos (2016-2019)
Website	www.losandessotomayor-narino.gov.co
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Los Andes is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Nariño in Colombia . The main town (cabecera municipal) of Los Andes is Sotomayor .

geography

Los Andes is located in the province of Túquerres in Nariño at an altitude of 1588 meters and has an average annual temperature of 22 ° C. Los Andes lies at the transition from the Andes to the plains of the Pacific coast . The municipality borders Magüí Payán , Cumbitara and Policarpa in the north, El Peñol and Linares in the east, La Llanada in the south and Barbacoa in the west .

population

The municipality of Los Andes has 20,865 inhabitants, of which 8,482 live in the main town of Sotomayor (as of 2019).

history

The area of ​​today's community was originally settled by the Abades indigenous people . The place itself was initially known as Panga or San Francisco de Panga . Los Andes has had parish status since 1911 and Panga became the capital of the parish as Sotomayor.

Web links

Commons : Los Andes  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Alcaldía Municipal de Los Andes. Alcaldía de Los Andes - Nariño, accessed April 9, 2019 (Spanish, municipality website). 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Los Andes - Nariño, accessed April 9, 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 9, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).