Puerto Triunfo

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Puerto Triunfo
Coordinates: 5 ° 52 ′  N , 74 ° 38 ′  W
Map: Colombia
marker
Puerto Triunfo​
Puerto Triunfo on the map of Colombia
Colombia - Antioquia - Puerto Triunfo.svg
Location of the municipality of Puerto Triunfo on the map of Antioquia
Basic data
Country Colombia
Department Antioquia
City foundation 1882
Residents 21,745  (2019)
City insignia
Flag of Puerto Triunfo.svg
Escudo de Puerto Triunfo.svg
Detailed data
surface 361 km 2
Population density 60 people / km 2
height 150  m
Waters Río Magdalena
City Presidency Madeline Arias (2016-2019)
Website puertotriunfo-antioquia.gov.co
Entrance to the Hacienda Nápoles
Entrance to the Hacienda Nápoles

Puerto Triunfo is a municipality ( municipio ) in the Department of Antioquia in Colombia .

geography

Puerto Triunfo is located in the Magdalena Medio sub-region in Antioquia 180 km from Medellín and 188 km from Bogotá at an altitude of about 150  m above sea level. NN at the Río Magdalena and has an average temperature of 28 ° C. The municipality borders Puerto Boyacá in Boyacá in the east, Puerto Nare in the north, San Luis in the west and Sonsón in the south .

population

The municipality of Puerto Triunfo has 21,745 inhabitants, of which 6721 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

Since 1882 the area of ​​today's Puerto Triunfo belonged administratively to San Luis . Until 1905 the place was known as El Triunfo , after that it was called Puerto Uribe Gómez . A Corregimiento belonging to San Luis , which included the present municipality, was created in 1944 under the name El Rebozo . The place has had its current name since 1945. Puerto Triunfo received municipality status in 1977. Historically, Puerto Triunfo has been the site of conflict between the various parties and has been a stronghold and retreat for the conservatives .

economy

The main industries in Puerto Triunfo are agriculture and mining . There are limes , corn , cassava and bananas grown, marble mined and cement produced. Tourism also plays an important role.

Hacienda Nápoles

The Hacienda Nápoles theme park is located at Corregimiento Doradal in the municipality of Puerto Triunfo . The estate was owned by drug lord Pablo Escobar , who set up a private zoo on the estate and imported exotic animals from Africa. After Escobar's death, the site fell into disrepair. In the meantime, the community has converted the property into a theme park that aims to attract tourists from all over the world.

  • Hacienda Nápoles

  • Hippo in the theme park

  • Escobar private bullring

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Información del municipio. Alcaldía de Puerto Triunfo - Antioquia, accessed on May 13, 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 May 13, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).
  3. ↑ Pasado, presente y futuro. Alcaldía de Puerto Triunfo - Antioquia, accessed on May 13, 2019 (Spanish, information on the history of the municipality).
  4. ↑ Economía. Alcaldía de Puerto Triunfo - Antioquia, accessed on May 13, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality's economy).
  5. ^ Raúl Arboleda: New tourism plans with Pablo Escobar's estate. welt.de, July 29, 2009, accessed on May 13, 2019 (Spanish).