Los Cordobas

Los Cordobas
Coordinates: 8 ° 54 '  N , 76 ° 21'  W Los Cordobas​ Los Córdobas on the map of Colombia
Location of the municipality of Los Córdobas on the map of Córdoba
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Cordoba
City foundation	1862
Residents	26,705  (2019)
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Detailed data
surface	430 km 2
Population density	62 inhabitants / km 2
height	40  m
Waters	Caribbean Sea
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Juan Carlos Yances Padilla (2016-2019)
Website	www.loscordobas-cordoba.gov.co
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Los Cordoba is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Cordoba in Colombia .

geography

Los Córdobas is located in the north of Córdoba , about 57 km from Montería on the Caribbean . The community is bordered by the Caribbean in the northwest, Puerto Escondido in the northeast, Montería in the east, Canalete in the southeast and Arbolete in the Antioquia department in the southwest .

population

The municipality of Los Córdobas has 26,705 inhabitants, of whom 5236 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

Los Córdobas was founded in 1862 by a family with the surname Córdoba who were traders on the Colombian Caribbean coast. When two family members were killed in a shipwreck on a trade voyage, they founded a settlement on the coast at the height of the shipwreck to honor the memory of the deceased. Since there was no drinking water directly on the coast, they relocated the settlement to the site of the current urban center, as they found a spring there. The place was completely flooded in a storm in 1943. In 1950, during the civil war that raged in Colombia in the 1950s, the place was set on fire and almost all houses burned down. Los Córdobas has had the status of a municipality since 1963.

economy

The main industries in Los Córdobas are animal husbandry , agriculture and fishing . In addition, tourism is gaining in importance.

Web links

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

• Alcaldía de Los Córdobas. Alcaldía de Los Córdobas - Córdoba, accessed on February 12, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality). 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Información general. Alcaldía de Los Córdobas - Córdoba, accessed on February 12, 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 February 12, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).