Montería

Montería
Coordinates: 8 ° 45 ′  N , 75 ° 53 ′  W Montería​ Montería on the map of Colombia
Location of the municipality of Montería on the map of Cordoba
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Cordoba
City foundation	1777
Residents	465,999  (2019)
City insignia
Detailed data
surface	3141 km 2
Population density	148 inhabitants / km 2
height	213  m
Waters	Río Sinú
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Carlos Ordosgoitia Sanín (2020-2023)
Website	www.monteria.gov.co
Montería

San Jerónimo de Montería , just called Montería for short , is a Colombian municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Córdoba , of which it is also the capital.

geography

Montería is located on the Río Sinú , about 50 kilometers from the Caribbean Sea . The municipality borders Cereté , Puerto Escondido and San Pelayo in the north, San Carlos and Planeta Rica in the east, Tierralta and Valencia in the south and Arboletes and San Pedro de Urabá in Antioquia as well as Canalete , Puerto Escondido and Los Córdobas in the west .

population

The municipality of Montería has 465,999 inhabitants, of which 362,757 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

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The area was initially settled by the Zenú , who lived on the banks of the Río Sinú (Finzenú), the Río San Jorge (Panzenú) and the Río Nechí (Zenúfana).

The city of Montería was officially founded by Antonio de la Torre y Miranda in May 1777.

According to newspaper reports, residents in all districts of the city have been terrorized by criminal gangs for years, and many are killed. According to the city's mayor, Marcos Daniel Pineda García, Monteria has recently become the center of financial transactions for drug gangs and has a high murder rate.

Infrastructure

Montería Cathedral

The Universidad de Córdoba and the Universidad del Sinú have their headquarters in Montería . In addition, other universities have branches in Montería

Montería has Los Garzones Airport .

The diocese of Montería has its seat in the city. The Cathedral of San Jerónimo, one of the sights of Monteria, was built in the Spanish colonial style.

Sports

Estadio Jaraguay

The Leones de Montería (Montería Lions), the local baseball club , plays in the Liga Colombiana de Béisbol Profesional , the highest league in Colombia. Their home stadium is the Estadio 18 de Junio , which has a capacity of 4,500 people.

The soccer club Jaguares de Córdoba , which was founded in 2012 and has played in the Categoría Primera A , the highest Colombian league , since 2015 , is also based in Montería . The club plays its home games at the Estadio Jaraguay . Jaguares de Córdoba is the third club from Córdoba to participate in Colombian professional football. The two short-lived clubs Córdoba FC (2006-2008) and Atlético Córdoba (1997-1999) had their headquarters in the neighboring town of Cereté .

politics

Town twinning

• Saint-Basile-le-Grand , Canada
• Fort Lauderdale , Florida
• Venezia , Italy

Climate table

Montería
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     4th   33 22nd     17th   34 23     28   34 23     96   34 24     175   33 24     152   33 23     166   33 23     170   33 23     183   32 23     164   32 23     94   32 23     36   33 23 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: IDEAM

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Montería Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 33.3 33.7 34.0 33.8 32.7 32.6 32.8 32.8 32.2 32.1 32.1 32.6 O 32.9 Min. Temperature (° C) 22.1 22.5 22.9 23.5 23.5 23.4 23.1 23.1 23.2 23.0 23.0 22.7 O 23 Precipitation ( mm ) 4th 17th 28 96 175 152 166 170 183 164 94 36 Σ 1,285 Rainy days ( d ) 1 1 2 7th 12 11 11 13 12 12 8th 3 Σ 93 Source: IDEAM

sons and daughters of the town

• Francisco Zumaqué (* 1945), musician
• Miguel Lora (born 1961), boxer
• Johana Arrieta (* 1998), middle distance runner
• Álvaro Hodeg (* 1996), racing cyclist

Web links

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

• Alcaldía de Montería. Alcaldía de Montería - Córdoba, accessed on June 7, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Montería). 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Werner Marti: In the grip of the new armed gangs in Colombia. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . September 29, 2011. Retrieved September 29, 2011 . 
2. ↑ Geography. Alcaldía de Montería - Córdoba, accessed June 7, 2019 (Spanish, information on the geography of the municipality). 
3. ↑ 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 7, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia). 
4. ↑ Bandas criminales, detrás de la mayoría de crímenes en Colombia. Elpais.com April 11, 2013 Retrieved May 14, 2014.
5. ↑ Bandas criminales se toman zonas populosas en las principales ciudades in: Caracol.Radio, May 13, 2014, accessed on May 14, 2014.
6. ↑ Córdoba tiene equipo de fútbol (Spanish) ( Memento of June 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive )