Manaurs

Manaurs
Coordinates: 11 ° 47 ′ N , 72 ° 27 ′ W Manaure on the map of Colombia	Manaurs
	Manaurs
	Location of the municipality of Manaure on the map of La Guajira
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	La Guajira
City foundation	1723
Residents	120,417 (2019)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	1971 km 2
Population density	61 people / km 2
height	3 m
City Presidency	Aldemar Ibarra Mejía (2016-2019)
Website	manaure-laguajira.gov.co
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Manaure is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of La Guajira in Colombia .

geography

Manaure is located on the Colombian Caribbean coast in the north of the La Guajira department, about 63 kilometers northeast of Riohacha . The municipality borders the Caribbean Sea to the north, Riohacha to the southwest, Maicao to the south and Uribia to the east .

population

The municipality of Manaure has 120,417 inhabitants, of which 52,329 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

The city goes back to a settlement of nomadic Wayúu . The first non-indigenous settlement can be traced back to the year 1723. Manaure has had parish status since 1974.

economy

Salt mining in manaure

The most important industries in Manaures are the extraction of natural gas and salt production . The region's natural gas reserves are the largest in Colombia. The marine salt extraction plants are the most important in the country. In addition, trade plays a certain role.

Web links

Commons : Manaure, Guajira - collection of images, videos and audio files

Alcaldía de Manaure La Guajira. Alcaldía de Manaure - La Guajira, accessed on June 11, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Manaure).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Manaure - La Guajira, accessed June 11, 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 June 11, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).

[municipio-1] Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Manaure - La Guajira, accessed June 11, 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 June 11, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).