Neiva

Neiva
Coordinates: 3 ° 0 ′  N , 75 ° 18 ′  W Neiva​ Neiva on the map of Colombia
Location of Neiva municipality on the map of Huila
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Huila
City foundation	1539
Residents	348,964  (2019)
- in the metropolitan area	499.213
City insignia
Detailed data
height	443  m
Waters	Río Magdalena
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Gorky Muñoz (2020-2023)
Website	www.alcaldianeiva.gov.co
Downtown, sunrise, dusk and the Avenida La Toma at night

Neiva is the capital and a municipality ( municipio ) in the Huila department in southern Colombia , about 350 km south of Bogotá .

The archaeological park of San Agustín of the San Agustín culture , the Tatacoa desert and the active, 5750 m high volcano Nevado del Huila are in the immediate vicinity . Neiva is the seat of the Neiva diocese .

geography

Neiva is located in Huila in the Subnorte sub- region on the banks of the upper Magdalena River at an altitude of 442 m. The climate is warm and humid and the average temperature is 28 ° C. Neiva lies between the Central and Eastern Cordillera of the Colombian Andes . Neiva is traversed next to the Río Magdalena by the Río Las Ceibas and Río Del Oro . The municipality is bordered to the north by Tello and Aipe in Huila, to the south by Rivera and Palermo in Huila, to the east by San Vicente del Caguán in Caquetá , and to the west by Planadas in Tolima .

population

The municipality of Neiva has 348,964 inhabitants, of whom 329,369 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality. 499,213 people live in the metropolitan region (as of 2019).

City structure

In the urban part, Neiva is divided into ten districts (comunas) and these in turn into a total of 117 quarters (barrios) and 377 sectors (sectores) . The rural part of the municipality is divided into eight corregimientos and 21 sectors (sectores) . In addition to Neiva, the municipalities of Rivera , Palermo , Tello , Baraya , Aipe , Villavieja and Campoalegre belong to the unofficial metropolitan region of Neiva .

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  Comunas and Barrios by Neiva

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  Corregimientos from Neiva

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  Neiva metropolitan area

Comunas of Neiva

1. Comuna Noroccidental
2. Comuna Nororiental
3. Comuna Entre Ríos
4. Comuna Central
5. Comuna Oriental
6. Comuna Occidental
7. Comuna Centro Oriente
8. Comuna Suroriental
9. Comuna Norte
10. Comuna Oriente Alto

history

Neiva was founded in 1539 by Juan de Cabrera , one of the captains of Sebastián de Belalcázar's expedition, near what is now Campoalegre . It was created on an exploration trip in connection with the search for the legendary El Dorado , as well as Popayán, west of the Central Cordillera . Eleven years after its founding, the city was destroyed in clashes between Spaniards and indigenous peoples and rebuilt by Juan Alonso on the site of today's Villavieja, but shortly afterwards destroyed again by the Pijaos . In its current location, Neiva was founded in 1612 by Diego de Ospina y Medinilla . This point of view was also contested, but held out. Neiva had about 3,000 inhabitants in 1763. The city played an active role in the Comuneros uprising in New Granada in 1789 . After independence, the province of Neiva was assigned to the department of Cundinamarca . From 1861 Neiva was part of the newly founded state of Tolima , of which it was the capital for a long time. During the War of the Thousand Days , which lasted from 1899 to 1902, Neiva was the site of the Battle of Matamundo . After the civil war, the Departamento del Huila was founded, of which Neiva became the capital. The region around Neiva was badly affected by La Violencia from 1948 to 1958. Many buildings were destroyed in an earthquake in 1967. The Neiva diocese was founded in 1972.

economy

Neiva is one of the most important cities in southern Colombia and serves as an economic connection point between the cities of Florencia , Mocoa , Popayán and Pasto . The economy of the metropolitan region is developing very dynamically and is based on ecotourism , gastronomy , industry and trade .

traffic

Aeropuerto Benito Salas

Neiva is about five hours by car from Bogotá. The city also has its own airport, Aeropuerto Benito Salas , which is located in the north of the city. Neiva is mainly served from Bogotá .

Sports

The Atlético Huila football club , which currently plays in the Colombian first division , is based in Neiva . The greatest successes in the club's history have so far been two second division championships (1992 and 1997) and two first division runner-up championships (2007 and 2009). Atlético Huila plays its home games at the Estadio Guillermo Plazas Alcid , which opened in 1980 and can seat 27,000 spectators.

In Neiva were South American Basketball Championship 2010 and the FIBA Americas Championship of Women 2011 held.

sons and daughters of the town

• Misael Pastrana Borrero (1923–1997), lawyer and politician
• Jorge Villamil Cordovez (1929-2010), composer
• Alfonso Cabezas Aristizábal (* 1943), Bishop of Villavicencio (1993-2009)
• Rodrigo Lara Bonilla (1946–1984), politician

Climate table

Neiva
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     110   33 22nd     107   33 22nd     124   35 25th     148   34 25th     109   33 22nd     50   33 22nd     44   34 22nd     30th   35 23     59   35 23     212   33 22nd     208   32 22nd     142   32 22nd Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: wetterkontor.de

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Neiva Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 32.9 33.0 35.3 34.2 32.6 33.0 33.8 34.5 34.6 32.6 31.5 32.0 O 33.3 Min. Temperature (° C) 22.2 22.3 25.1 24.5 22.2 22.0 22.4 22.9 23.0 22.3 22.1 22.0 O 22.8 Precipitation ( mm ) 110 107 124 148 109 50 44 30th 59 212 208 142 Σ 1,343 Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 6.4 5.5 5.0 4.9 5.4 5.6 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.5 6.1 O 5.5 Rainy days ( d ) 6th 8th 10 11 10 5 5 3 5 12 13 10 Σ 98 Humidity ( % ) 68 68 68 72 70 67 61 57 58 68 74 74 O 67.1 Source: wetterkontor.de

Web links

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

• Neiva. Alcaldía de Neiva - Huila, accessed on June 11, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Neiva). 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Information on geography on the website of the municipality of Neiva (Spanish)
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 11, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia). 
3. ↑ ^{a b} Presentation of Neiva on the website of the municipality (Spanish)
4. ↑ ^{a b} Information on tourism on the website of the municipality of Neiva (Spanish)