Puerto Libertador
Puerto Libertador | ||
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Coordinates: 7 ° 53 ′ N , 75 ° 40 ′ W Puerto Libertador on the map of Colombia
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Location of the municipality of Puerto Libertador on the map of Cordoba
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Basic data | ||
Country | Colombia | |
Department | Cordoba | |
City foundation | 1941 | |
Residents | 53,990 (2019) | |
City insignia | ||
Detailed data | ||
surface | 2062 km 2 | |
Population density | 26 people / km 2 | |
height | 90 m | |
Waters | Río San Pedro , Río San Jorge | |
Time zone | UTC -5 | |
City Presidency | Espedito Manuel Duque Cuadrado (2016-2019) | |
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Puerto Libertador |
Puerto Libertador is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Cordoba in Colombia .
geography
Puerto Libertador is located in the south of Córdoba at an altitude of 90 m above sea level. NN , 170 km from Montería . The area of the municipality is crossed by the rivers San Pedro and San Jorge as well as many smaller rivers. The municipality borders on Montelíbano to the north and west , Ituango in the Department of Antioquia to the south , and San José de Uré , Montelíbano and Tarazá in Antioquia to the east .
population
The municipality of Puerto Libertador has 53,990 inhabitants, of which 22,426 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).
history
Puerto Libertador was founded in 1941 by settlers from Sahagún . Later other settlers from Antioquia joined them. The influence of the indigenous Zenú people who lived there before the arrival of the Spaniards can still be felt in the region. Puerto Libertador received the status of a municipality in 1980. Until then, the place had been a corregimiento of Montelíbano.
economy
Puerto Libertador's main industries are agriculture , mining ( gold and coal ), cattle production , hunting, and fishing .
Web links
- Alcaldia de Puerto Libertador. Alcaldía de Puerto Libertador - Córdoba, accessed on June 9, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Puerto Libertador).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Puerto Libertador - Córdoba, accessed June 9, 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 June 9, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).