Montecristo (Colombia)

Montecristo
Coordinates: 8 ° 18 ′ N , 74 ° 28 ′ W Montecristo on the map of Colombia	Montecristo
	Montecristo
	Location of the municipality of Montecristo on the map of Bolívar
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Bolívar
City foundation	1877
Residents	23,318 (2019)
Detailed data
surface	1833 km 2
Population density	13 inhabitants / km 2
height	100 m
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Beduth Salgado (2016-2019)
Website	www.montecristo-bolivar.gov.co
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Montecristo is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Bolivar in northern Colombia .

geography

Montecristo is located in the south of Bolívar in the sub-region Mojana Bolivarense about 6 hours from Cartagena and has an average temperature of 28 ° C. The municipality borders in the north Achí and Tiquisio , in the east Santa Rosa del Sur , Morales , Arenal del Sur and Río Viejo , in the south El Bagre in the Department of Antioquia and in the west El Bagre and Nechí in Antioquia and San Jacinto del Cauca .

population

The municipality of Montecristo has 23,318 inhabitants, of which 12,549 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

The founding date of Montecristo is 1877, when a family of settlers settled in the area where it is today. Since 1995 Montecristo has the status of a municipality.

economy

The main industries in Montecristo are mining , agriculture (mostly by slash and burn ), animal husbandry , fishing and the timber industry .

Web links

Commons : Montecristo - collection of images, videos and audio files

Alcaldía Municipal de Montecristo Bolívar. Alcaldía de Montecristo - Bolívar, accessed on March 19, 2018 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Montecristo).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Montecristo - Bolívar, accessed June 4, 2018 (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 4, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).

[municipio-1] Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Montecristo - Bolívar, accessed June 4, 2018 (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 4, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).