Los Cordobas
Los Cordobas | ||
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Coordinates: 8 ° 54 ' N , 76 ° 21' W Los Córdobas on the map of Colombia
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Location of the municipality of Los Córdobas on the map of Córdoba
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Basic data | ||
Country | Colombia | |
Department | Cordoba | |
City foundation | 1862 | |
Residents | 26,705 (2019) | |
City insignia | ||
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) | |
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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
- Alcaldía de Los Córdobas. Alcaldía de Los Córdobas - Córdoba, accessed on February 12, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Información general. Alcaldía de Los Córdobas - Córdoba, accessed on February 12, 2019 (Spanish, information on 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 February 12, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).