Miranda (Colombia)
Miranda | ||
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Coordinates: 3 ° 15 ′ N , 76 ° 14 ′ W Miranda on the map of Colombia
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Location of the municipality of Miranda on the map of Cauca
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Basic data | ||
Country | Colombia | |
Department | Cauca | |
City foundation | 1899 | |
Residents | 42,639 (2019) | |
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Detailed data | ||
surface | 189 km 2 | |
Population density | 226 inhabitants / km 2 | |
height | 1120 m | |
Time zone | UTC -5 | |
City Presidency | José Leonardo Valencia Narváez (2016-2019) | |
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Church in Miranda |
Miranda is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Cauca in Colombia .
geography
Miranda is located in the Provincia del Norte in Cauca at an altitude of 1120 m above sea level. NN , 122 km from Popayán and 47 km from Cali . The municipality borders in the north on Florida in the department of Valle del Cauca , in the east on Rioblanco and Planadas in the department of Tolima , in the south on Corinto and Padilla and in the west on Puerto Tejada .
population
The municipality of Miranda has 42,639 inhabitants, of which 31,291 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).
history
Miranda was officially founded in 1899 and named after the Latin American independence fighter Francisco de Miranda . Initially the place was known as El Espejuelo .
economy
The main industry of Miranda is agriculture , with the cultivation of sugar cane predominating. There is also illegal cultivation of coca plants .
Web links
- Alcaldia de Miranda Cauca. Alcaldía de Miranda - Cauca, accessed June 6, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Miranda).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Miranda - Cauca, accessed June 6, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality).
- ↑ ESTIMACIONES DE POBLACIÓN 1985 - 2005 Y PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN 2005 - 2020 TOTAL DEPARTAMENTAL POR ÁREA. DANE, May 11, 2011, accessed on June 6, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia (Excel; 1.72 MB)).