Paratebueno

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Paratebueno
Coordinates: 4 ° 23 ′  N , 73 ° 13 ′  W
Map: Colombia
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Paratebueno on the map of Colombia
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Paratebueno municipality on the map of Cundinamarca
Basic data
Country Colombia
Department Cundinamarca
City foundation 1958
Residents 7835  (2019)
City insignia
Flag of Paratebueno (Cundinamarca) .svg
Escudo de Paratebueno.svg
Detailed data
surface 883 km 2
Population density 9 people / km 2
height 256  m
Time zone UTC -5
City Presidency Elkin Javier Parra Pedraza (2016-2019)
Website www.paratebueno-cundinamarca.gov.co

Paratebueno is a municipality ( municipio ) in the Colombian department of Cundinamarca .

geography

Paratebueno is located in the east of Cundinamarca in the province of Medina at an altitude of about 256 meters east of the Eastern Cordillera of the Colombian Andes at the transition to the Llanos , 176 km from Bogotá. The average temperature is 27 ° C. The municipality borders in the north on San Luis de Gaceno in the Departamento de Boyacá , Ubalá in Cundinamarca and Sabanalarga in the Departamento de Casanare , in the south on Cumaral in the Departamento del Meta , in the east on Cabuyaro and Barranca de Upía in Meta and in the west on Medina in Cundinamarca.

population

The municipality of Paratebueno has 7835 inhabitants, of which 2496 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

Paratebueno was founded in 1958 by Álvaro Parra. In 1968 the place received the status of an Inspección as La Naguaya Paratebueno . The addition La Naguaya was deleted in 1972. Paratebueno has had parish status since 1982.

economy

The main industries of Medina are cattle and milk production . Agriculture also plays an important role. In particular, oil palms and rice are grown.

traffic

Paratebueno can be reached from Bogotá via Villavicencio in the Departamento del Meta on the road towards Yopal in the Departamento de Casanare .

Web links

Commons : Paratebueno  - collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Alcaldia de Paratebueno. Alcaldía de Paratebueno - Cundinamarca, accessed on June 9, 2019 (Spanish, website of the Paratebueno municipality).

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Paratebueno - Cundinamarca, accessed on June 9, 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 June 9, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).