Puerto Escondido (Colombia)
Puerto Escondido | ||
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Coordinates: 9 ° 1 ′ N , 76 ° 16 ′ W Puerto Escondido on the map of Colombia
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Location of the municipality of Puerto Escondido on the map of Cordoba
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Basic data | ||
Country | Colombia | |
Department | Cordoba | |
City foundation | 1854 | |
Residents | 32,745 (2019) | |
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Detailed data | ||
surface | 423 km 2 | |
Population density | 77 inhabitants / km 2 | |
height | 20 m | |
Waters | Caribbean Sea | |
Time zone | UTC -5 | |
City Presidency | Cristilda María Marsiglia Hernández (2016-2019) | |
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Puerto Escondido is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Cordoba in Colombia .
geography
Puerto Escondido is located in the north of Córdoba , 60 km from Montería on the Caribbean and has an average annual temperature of 28 ° C. The municipality borders the Caribbean and the municipalities of Moñitos and Santa Cruz de Lorica to the north, San Pelayo to the east, Montería and Los Córdobas to the south and the Caribbean to the west.
population
The municipality of Puerto Escondido has 32,745 inhabitants, 5563 of whom live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).
history
Puerto Escondido was founded in 1854 by settlers from the Barú peninsula on the site of today's Puerto Escondido Viejo . As the number of residents increased, the settlement was moved to its current location. The place received the status of a corregimientos in 1923 and in 1961 the status of a municipality.
economy
The main industries in Puerto Escondido are cattle production and traditional agriculture . Trade , fishing and tourism also play a role.
Web links
- Alcaldia De Puerto Escondido. Alcaldía de Puerto Escondido - Córdoba, accessed on June 9, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Puerto Escondido).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Puerto Escondido - Córdoba, accessed on June 9, 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 June 9, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).