Pijao

Pijao
Coordinates: 4 ° 20 ′ N , 75 ° 42 ′ W Pijao on the map of Colombia	Pijao
	Pijao
	Location of Pijao in Quindío
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Quindío
City foundation	1902
Residents	5940 (2019)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	243 km 2
Population density	24 people / km 2
height	1700 m
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Edinson Aldana Martínez (2016-2019)
Website	pijao-quindio.gov.co
	Central park in Pijao

Pijao is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Quindío in Colombia's coffee-growing region (eje cafetero) .

geography

Pijao is at an altitude of about 1700 m above sea level. NN 31 km south of Armenia and has an average annual temperature of 19 ° C. Pijao borders in the north on Calarcá , Buenavista and Córdoba , in the south on Génova , in the east on Cajamarca and Roncesvalles in the department of Tolima and in the west on Caicedonia in the department of Valle del Cauca .

population

The municipality of Pijao has 5940 inhabitants, of which 3614 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

Pijao was founded in 1902 with the name San José de Colón . Since 1926 the place has the status of a municipality. In 1931 the name was changed to Pijao, named after the Pijaos , an indigenous people of the Caribs who - originally immigrated from the Orinoco region - lived in what is now the Tolima Department and in the area of today's municipality and in the mestizo there before the arrival of the Spaniards -Population rose.

economy

The main industry of Pijao is agriculture , especially the cultivation of coffee . In addition to bananas and cassava grown. In addition, the plays cattle and milk production an important role.

Web links

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

Alcaldia Municipal de Pijao. Alcaldía de Pijao - Quindío, accessed April 15, 2019 (Spanish, municipality website).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Pijao - Quindío, accessed April 15, 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 15, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).

[municipio-1] Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Pijao - Quindío, accessed April 15, 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 15, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).