Nueva Granada
Nueva Granada | ||
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Coordinates: 9 ° 48 ′ N , 74 ° 24 ′ W Nueva Granada on the map of Colombia
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Location of the municipality of Nueva Granada on the map of Magdalena
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Basic data | ||
Country | Colombia | |
Department | Magdalena | |
City foundation | 1885 | |
Residents | 21,612 (2019) | |
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Detailed data | ||
surface | 843 km 2 | |
Population density | 26 people / km 2 | |
height | 20 m | |
Time zone | UTC -5 | |
City Presidency | Joaquín Alfonso Cortina Sulvarán (2016–2019) | |
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Nueva Granada is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Magdalena in Colombia .
geography
Nueva Granada is located in Magdalena at an altitude of 20 meters 220 km south of Santa Marta and has an average annual temperature of 33 ° C. The municipality borders Sabanas de San Ángel and Plato in the north, Ariguaní and Sabanas de San Ángel in the east, Santa Ana in the south and Plato in the west.
population
The municipality of Nueva Granada has 21,612 inhabitants, of which 9065 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).
history
Nueva Granada was founded in 1885 by Fernando Liñan Aroca under the name La Perulera . A later name was El Perú , which was changed to Nueva Granada in 1932 because of the Colombian-Peruvian War . Nueva Granada received parish status in 1996.
economy
Nueva Granada's main industries are cattle and milk production and fishing .
Web links
- Alcaldía de Nueva Granada - Magdalena. Alcaldía de Nueva Granada - Magdalena, accessed on March 29, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality).
Individual evidence
- ^ Información del municipio. Alcaldía de Nueva Granada - Magdalena, accessed March 29, 2019 (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 March 29, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).
- ↑ Pasado, presente y futuro. Alcaldía de Nueva Granada - Magdalena, accessed March 29, 2019 (Spanish, information on the history of the municipality).
- ↑ Economía. Alcaldía de Nueva Granada - Magdalena, accessed March 29, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality's economy).