Melgar (Colombia)

Melgar
Coordinates: 4 ° 12 ′ N , 74 ° 39 ′ W Melgar on the map of Colombia	Melgar
	Melgar
	Location of the municipality of Melgar on the map of Tolima
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Tolima
City foundation	1720
Residents	37,224 (2019)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	215 km 2
Population density	173 inhabitants / km 2
height	323 m
Waters	Río Sumapaz
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Miguel Antonio Parra (2016-2019)
Website	www.melgar-tolima.gov.co
	Park in Melgar
	Center of Melgar

Melgar is a municipality (municipio) in the department of Tolima in Colombia .

Melgar is an important destination for residents of the capital Bogotá . Due to its pleasant climatic conditions, there are many swimming pools in particular, which is why the city is known as Ciudad de las Piscinas (City of Swimming Pools).

The US military base Tolemaida is located in Melgar .

geography

Melgar is located in the Provincia de Oriente in Tolima at an altitude of 323 m above sea level. NN on the Río Sumapaz , 96 km from Ibagué and 98 km from Bogotá and has an average annual temperature of 28 ° C. The municipality borders in the north on Nilo and Ricaurte in the department of Cundinamarca , in the south on Cunday , in the east on Iconozco and in the west on Carmen de Apicalá .

population

The municipality of Melgar has 37,224 inhabitants, of which 30,854 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) (as of 2019).

history

Before the arrival of the Spaniards, the indigenous peoples of the Panches , Pantágoras , Sutagaos , Cualamanáes and Pijaos lived in the area of today's Melgar . The first Spanish settlement was founded by Dominicans in 1720 . After a fire, the place was rebuilt in 1798.

economy

The main industry of Melgar is tourism . Oil has also been produced since 2000 .

Web links

Commons : Melgar - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Alcaldía de Melgar - Tolima. Alcaldía del Municipio de Melgar - Tolima, accessed on April 23, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Información del municipio. Alcaldía del Municipio de Melgar - Tolima, accessed April 23, 2019 (Spanish, information about 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 April 23, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).

[municipio-1] Información del municipio. Alcaldía del Municipio de Melgar - Tolima, accessed April 23, 2019 (Spanish, information about 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 23, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).