Oiba

Oiba
Coordinates: 6 ° 16 ′ N , 73 ° 18 ′ W Oiba on the map of Colombia	Oiba
	Oiba
	Location of the municipality of Oiba on the map of Santander
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Santander
City foundation	1540
Residents	12,063 (2019)
Detailed data
surface	285 km 2
Population density	42 people / km 2
height	1420 m
Waters	Río San Bartolomé
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Carlos Miguel Durán Rangel (2016-2019)
Website	www.oiba-santander.gov.co
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Oiba is a municipality (municipio) in the department of Santander in Colombia .

geography

The municipality of Oiba is located in the province of Comunera in southeastern Santander in the Colombian Andes 158 km from Bucaramanga at an altitude of 1420 meters and has an average annual temperature of about 19 ° C. The municipality is bordered by Guapotá and Confines to the north, Charalá to the east, Suaita to the south and Guadalupe and Guapotá to the west .

population

The municipality of Oiba has 12,063 inhabitants, 5879 of whom live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

Before the arrival of the Spaniards lived in the area now Oiba the indigenous people of the Guanes . The modern Oiba was founded in 1540 by Martín Galeano. The name Oiba was the name of an indigenous cacique . In 1887 Oiba achieved the status of a municipality in the current sense.

economy

The most important industry in Oiba is agriculture . In addition to cattle production , the cultivation of sugar cane , coffee and citrus plants is particularly important. There is also pond management and beekeeping .

Web links

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

Página Oficial del Municipio de Oiba. Alcaldía del Municipio de Oiba - Santander, accessed April 17, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Información general. Alcaldía del Municipio de Oiba - Santander, accessed April 17, 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 April 17, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).

[municipio-1] Información general. Alcaldía del Municipio de Oiba - Santander, accessed April 17, 2019 (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 April 17, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).