Puerto López (Colombia)

Puerto Lopez
Coordinates: 4 ° 5 ′ N , 72 ° 58 ′ W Puerto López on the map of Colombia	Puerto Lopez
	Puerto Lopez
	Location of the municipality of Puerto López on the map of Meta
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Meta
City foundation	1935
Residents	35.097 (2019)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	6740 km 2
Population density	5 people / km 2
height	178 m
Waters	Río Meta
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Victor Manuel Bravo Rodríguez (2016-2019)
Website	www.puertolopez-meta.gov.co
	Obelisk in Puerto López
	Río Meta

Puerto López is a municipality ( municipio ) in Departamento del Meta in Colombia in the Llanos .

geography

Puerto López is located in the Departamento del Meta on the Río Meta , 83 km from Villavicencio and 206 km from Bogotá at an altitude of 178 m above sea level. NN and has an average temperature of 26 ° C. The municipality of Puerto López has an extension of 6740 km², of which 6730.5 km² are in the rural part of the municipality. The municipality borders in the north on Cumaral and Cabuyaro as well as Villanueva , Tauramena and Maní in the department of Casanare , in the east on Puerto Gaitán , in the south on San Martín and in the west on San Carlos De Guaroa and Villavicencio.

population

The municipality of Puerto López has 35,097 inhabitants, of which 23,385 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

Puerto López was founded in 1935 as a settlement and river port and received the status of Corregimiento just two years later as Yacuana with Puerto Alfonso López as the main town . Puerto López has had the status of a municipality since 1955.

economy

The main industries in Puerto López are cattle production and agriculture , fishing and trade .

Infrastructure

Puerto López can be reached from Villavicencio via a trunk road. Puerto López has a river port that is important for the entire Llanos region in Colombia and Venezuela .

Web links

Commons : Puerto López - collection of images

Alcaldia de Puerto López. Alcaldía de Puerto López - Meta, accessed on June 11, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Puerto López).

Individual evidence

^ Información del municipio. Alcaldía de Puerto López - Meta, accessed June 11, 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 June 11, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).
↑ Pasado, presente y futuro. Alcaldía de Puerto López - Meta, accessed June 11, 2019 (Spanish, information on the history of the municipality).
↑ Economía. Alcaldía de Puerto López - Meta, accessed June 11, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality's economy).
↑ Vías de comunicación. Alcaldía de Puerto López - Meta, accessed on June 11, 2019 (Spanish, information on the infrastructure of the municipality).

[1] Información del municipio. Alcaldía de Puerto López - Meta, accessed June 11, 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 June 11, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).

[3] Pasado, presente y futuro. Alcaldía de Puerto López - Meta, accessed June 11, 2019 (Spanish, information on the history of the municipality).

[4] Economía. Alcaldía de Puerto López - Meta, accessed June 11, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality's economy).

[5] Vías de comunicación. Alcaldía de Puerto López - Meta, accessed on June 11, 2019 (Spanish, information on the infrastructure of the municipality).