Morales (Bolívar)

Morales
Coordinates: 8 ° 17 ′ N , 73 ° 52 ′ W Morales on the map of Colombia	Morales
	Morales
	The location of the entire area of the municipality of Morales on the map of Bolívar
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Bolívar
City foundation	1610
Residents	22,487 (2019)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	1338 km 2
Population density	17 people / km 2
height	25 m
Waters	Río Magdalena
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Rodolfo Díaz Díaz (2016–2019)
Website	www.morales-bolivar.gov.co
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Morales is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Bolivar in northern Colombia .

geography

Morales is located in the south of Bolívar in the Magdalena Medio sub-region on the Morales arm ( Brazo de Morales ) of the Río Magdalena on a river island. The municipality is bordered by Arenal del Sur and Río Viejo in the north, Gamarra in the Department del Cesar and Puerto Wilches in the Department of Santander in the east, Simití and Santa Rosa del Sur in the south and Montecristo in the west .

The municipality of Morales has 22,487 inhabitants, of which 6255 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

The parish church of Templo parroquial de San Sebastián was declared a Colombian national heritage in 2000 .

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

Alcaldia de Morales en Bolívar. Alcaldía de Morales - Bolívar, accessed January 29, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Morales).

↑ ESTIMACIONES DE POBLACIÓN 1985 - 2005 Y PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN 2005 - 2020 TOTAL DEPARTAMENTAL POR ÁREA. DANE, May 11, 2011, accessed on January 29, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia (Excel; 1.72 MB)).