Puerto Asís

Puerto Asís
Coordinates: 0 ° 30 ′ N , 76 ° 30 ′ W Puerto Asís on the map of Colombia	Puerto Asís
	Puerto Asís
	Location of the municipality of Puerto Asís on the map of Putumayo
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Putumayo
City foundation	1912
Residents	63,067 (2019)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	2610 km 2
Population density	24 people / km 2
height	250 m
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Omar Francis Guevara Jurado (2016-2019)
Website	puertoasis-putumayo.gov.co
	Aerial view of Puerto Asís
	Monument in Puerto Asís
	Regatta on the Putumayo River

Puerto Asís is the largest municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Putumayo in southwestern Colombia . However, the capital of Putumayo is Mocoa, 90 km to the north .

geography

Puerto Asís is almost on the border with Ecuador (the border town is the settlement Ayacucho ) and at the junction of two source rivers of the Río Putumayo , which is why it is also of regional importance as a port. The capital Bogotá is 520 km as the crow flies, the city of Pasto in the neighboring coastal department of Nariño about 120 km.

The only road connections are the pass road to Pasto, which runs over Mocoa , and a spur road into the western side valley of the Río Guamuez . The last foothills of the Andes are 40–50 km to the north-west.

Puerto Asís is at an altitude of 259 meters and has an average temperature of 28 ° C. The municipality borders in the north on Puerto Caicedo and Puerto Guzmán , in the south on Puerto Leguízamo and the province of Sucumbíos in Ecuador, in the east on Puerto Guzmán and in the west on Orito , Valle del Guamuez and San Miguel .

population

The municipality of Puerto Asís has 63,067 inhabitants, of which 35,630 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

Puerto Asís was founded in 1912 by Capuchin missionaries . Settlement programs were supported by the Colombian government to defend the area's sovereignty over Peru . Puerto Asís has had parish status since 1967.

economy

The main industries in Puerto Asís are agriculture , trade , fishing and logging . The economy benefits from the relatively good infrastructural connection of the community via air, water and land routes. The Puerto Asís airport has the IATA code PUU .

Web links

Commons : Puerto Asís - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Alcaldía de Puerto Asís. Alcaldía de Puerto Asís - Putumayo, accessed April 10, 2019 (Spanish, municipality website).

Individual evidence

^ Información del municipio. Alcaldía de Puerto Asís - Putumayo, accessed April 10, 2019 (Spanish, information on the geography of 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 10, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).
↑ Pasado, presente y futuro. Alcaldía de Puerto Asís - Putumayo, accessed April 10, 2019 (Spanish, information on the history of the municipality).
↑ Economía. Alcaldía de Puerto Asís - Putumayo, accessed April 10, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality's economy).

[1] Información del municipio. Alcaldía de Puerto Asís - Putumayo, accessed April 10, 2019 (Spanish, information on the geography of 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 10, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).

[3] Pasado, presente y futuro. Alcaldía de Puerto Asís - Putumayo, accessed April 10, 2019 (Spanish, information on the history of the municipality).

[4] Economía. Alcaldía de Puerto Asís - Putumayo, accessed April 10, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality's economy).