Puebloviejo
Puebloviejo | ||
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Coordinates: 11 ° 0 ′ N , 74 ° 17 ′ W. Puebloviejo on the map of Colombia
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Location of the municipality of Puebloviejo on the map of Magdalena
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Basic data | ||
Country | Colombia | |
Department | Magdalena | |
City foundation | 1626 | |
Residents | 33,030 (2019) | |
- in the metropolitan area | 716,569 | |
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Detailed data | ||
surface | 678 km 2 | |
Population density | 49 inhabitants / km 2 | |
height | 1 m | |
Waters | Caribbean Sea , Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta | |
Time zone | UTC -5 | |
City Presidency | Wilfrido Ayala Moreno (2016–2019) | |
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Pueblo Viejo is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Magdalena in Colombia . Puebloviejo has a share in the natural parks Vía Parque Isla de Salamanca and Santuario de fauna y flora ciénaga grande de Santa Marta .
geography
Puebloviejo is located in the Departamento del Magdalena , 38 km from Santa Marta , at an altitude of 1 m above sea level. NN and has an average temperature of 30 ° C. The main town is located on a narrow strip of land between the Caribbean Sea and the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta . Puebloviejo belongs to the unofficial but de facto existing metropolitan area of Santa Marta . The municipality borders the Caribbean to the north, El Retén and Aracataca to the south, Ciénaga and Zona Bananera to the east and Sitionuevo and Remolino to the west .
- Community structure
Puebloviejo has five corregimientos and four veredas (smaller rural administrative sub- units):
- Isla del Rosario ( corregimiento )
- Palmira ( corregimiento )
- Tasajeras ( corregimiento )
- Bocas de Aracataca ( Corregimiento )
- San Juan de Palos Prietos ( corregimiento )
- Nueva Frontera ( vereda )
- Tierra Nueva ( vereda )
- Isla de Cataquita ( vereda )
- El Triunfo ( vereda )
population
The municipality of Puebloviejo has 33,030 inhabitants, of whom 13,865 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality. 716,569 people live in the metropolitan region (as of 2019).
history
Puebloviejo has its origins as a fishing village that has had parish status since 1892. An important battle was fought in Puebloviejo in 1820 during the War of Independence.
economy
The main industry in Puebloviejo is fishing . It is fished in both the Caribbean and the Ciénaga Grande. In addition, agriculture plays an important role in the south of the municipality . In particular, oil palms , corn , rice and cassava are grown.
Infrastructure
Through the north of the church and the main town leads highway Troncal del Caribe , the Barranquilla to Santa Marta combines. All other country roads in the community are not developed and are paved.
Web links
- Alcaldia de Puebloviejo. Alcaldía de Puebloviejo - Magdalena, accessed on June 11, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Puebloviejo).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on geography on the website of the municipality of Puebloviejo (Spanish) ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Development plan of the municipality of Puebloviejo (Spanish)
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ Information about the story on the website of the municipality of Puebloviejo (Spanish) ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Information on the economy on the website of the municipality of Puebloviejo (Spanish) ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Information about the infrastructure on the website of the municipality of Puebloviejo (Spanish) ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.