Puerto Guzman

Puerto Guzman
Coordinates: 0 ° 58 ′ N , 76 ° 24 ′ W. Puerto Guzmán on the map of Colombia	Puerto Guzman
	Puerto Guzman
	Location of the municipality of Puerto Guzmán on the map of Putumayo
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Putumayo
City foundation	1975
Residents	24,355 (2019)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	4565 km 2
Population density	5 people / km 2
height	557 m
Waters	Río Caquetá
Time zone	UTC -5
City patron	Rodrigo Rivera Ramírez (2016-2019)
Website	puertoguzman-putumayo.gov.co
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Puerto Guzmán is a Colombian municipality ( municipio ) in Departamento de Putumayo .

geography

Puerto Guzmán is located in the north of Putumayo about 50 km from Mocoa on the Río Caquetá and has an average temperature of 26 to 28 ° C. The municipality borders in the north on Piamonte in the Departamento del Cauca , in the south on Puerto Leguízamo , in the east on Curillo , Solita and Solano in the Departamento del Caquetá and in the west on Mocoa, Puerto Caicedo and Puerto Asís .

population

According to a census by the Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) in 2005, extrapolated for the year 2019, the municipality has 24,355 inhabitants, of which 5213 live in the urban part of the municipality (cabecera municipal) .

In Puerto Guzmán there are the four Indian reservations Descanso , Calenturas , Aguaditas and Villacatalina de Puerto Rosario . There are also Afro-Colombian settlements.

history

Puerto Guzmán was founded in 1975 and gained parish status in 1994.

On February 26, 2012, nine people were killed in fighting between the FARC and the armed forces of Colombia on one of the Indian reservations.

economy

The main legal industry of Puerto Guzmán is cattle breeding and husbandry . Subsistence farming also plays an important role . In addition, gold and oil are extracted from which the population benefits very little.

Infrastructure

Puerto Guzmán itself does not have an airport, but it is possible to reach the community via the airports of the neighboring communities of Puerto Asís and Villagarzón . Most of the roads in the community are in poor condition. Shipping over the Río Caquetá , which connects Puerto Guzmán with Cauca , Caquetá and Puerto Leguízamo , plays an important role .

Web links

Commons : Puerto Guzmán - collection of images, videos and audio files

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

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Puerto Guzmán - Putumayo, accessed April 10, 2019 (Spanish, information about 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).

[municipio-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Puerto Guzmán - Putumayo, accessed April 10, 2019 (Spanish, information about 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).