Quibdó

Quibdó
Coordinates: 5 ° 41 ′  N , 76 ° 39 ′  W Quibdó​ Quibdó on the map of Colombia
Location of the municipality of Quibdó on the map of Chocó
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Chocó
City foundation	1648
Residents	116,256  (2019)
City insignia
Detailed data
surface	3337 km 2
Population density	35 people / km 2
height	43  m
Waters	Río Atrato
Post Code	720001-720009
prefix	4th
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Martín Emilio Sánchez Valencia (2020-2023)
Website	www.quibdo-choco.gov.co

Quibdó is the capital and seat of government of the Departamento del Chocó in north-western Colombia . The city is located on the banks of the Río Atrato in one of the most forested and wettest regions of Colombia, near the Emberá Natural Park with several indigenous reserves .

Quibdó is the seat of the Quibdó diocese . The cathedral is dedicated to Saint Francis of Assisi .

Surname

The name Quibdó comes from a cacique of the same name , whose territory extended around the present-day city.

geography

Quibdó is the capital of Chocó . The predominant form of vegetation is the tropical rainforest on the Pacific coast. The city is located on one of the most water-rich rivers in the world in terms of surface area, the Río Atrato .

The municipality borders Bojayá and Medio Atrato as well as Vigía del Fuerte and Urrao in Antioquia in the north and northeast , El Carmen de Atrato in the east, Lloró , Atrato and Río Quito in the south and Alto Baudó in the west .

population

The municipality of Quibdó has 116,256 inhabitants, of which 109,326 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019). The predominant population groups in Quibdó are of Afro-Colombian descent or belong to indigenous tribes such as Emberá and Waunanas . It is estimated that around 30,000 people in Quibdó live below the poverty line. Chocó is one of the poorest provinces in Colombia due to unemployment, malnutrition, medical undersupply and flood disasters.

history

The city was given to Fray Matías Abad and the Franciscan Order by Indians in 1648 and was named Citará. In the course of time it was set on fire by the Native American Indians during various incidents. In 1654 the Jesuits Pedro Cáceres and Francisco de Orta rebuilt the place. Until 1690 there were settlements on the lands of the caciques Guasebá and Quibdó under the leadership of Don Manuel Cañizales, a mine prospector from Antioquia . In 1702 the population increased and the city was named after the colonist Francisco de Berro San Francisco de Quibdó. On February 2, 1813 Quibdó declared its independence and in 1825 became the district capital. In 1948 Quibdó became the capital of the Chocó province. In 1966 large parts of the city were burned and had to be rebuilt. The area around Quibdó and above all the remote rural regions of Chocós belonged to the paramilitary AUC units and FARC guerrilleros for a long time , which resulted in military operations by the Colombian army to control the Atrato area. The situation was exacerbated by the refugee problem of the rural population fleeing the disputed zones.

administration

Quibdó has a large area of ​​3,337.5 km² and is divided into the following corregimientos :

• Corregimiento de Tutunendo
• Corregimiento de Neguá
• Corregimiento de Guayabal
• Corregimiento de Alta Gracia
• Corregimiento de Tanguí
• Corregimiento de La Troje
• Corregimiento de las Mercedes
• Corregimiento de Tagachí
• Corregimiento de Munguidó
• Corregimiento de Campo Bonito
• Corregimiento de La Divisa

climate

The climate in Quibdó is influenced by humid equatorial tropical temperatures and is one of the rainiest places on earth because of the very high amounts of precipitation. The warm and humid climate means that it rains heavily for several hours almost every day. The city receives 9,000mm of rain per year. In one day alone, on extremely rainy days, up to 500 mm can pelt the earth. The place is close to the equator , in the middle of the tropics . In contrast, there are hardly any differences over the course of the year and therefore no seasons .

Quibdó
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     558   30th 23     486   30th 23     513   31 23     605   31 23     704   31 23     754   31 23     770   31 23     868   31 23     688   31 23     621   31 23     695   31 23     648   30th 23 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: wetterkontor.de

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Quibdó Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 30.0 30.4 30.5 30.9 31.3 31.4 31.4 31.2 31.0 30.6 30.5 29.9 O 30.8 Min. Temperature (° C) 23.0 23.0 23.2 23.2 23.1 22.8 22.8 22.8 22.9 22.6 22.7 22.9 O 22.9 Precipitation ( mm ) 558 486 513 605 704 754 770 868 688 621 695 648 Σ 7.910 Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 2.9 3.0 2.8 3.1 3.6 3.8 4.5 4.3 4.6 3.8 3.7 3.0 O 3.6 Rainy days ( d ) 22nd 18th 18th 21st 25th 23 25th 27 24 25th 24 24 Σ 276 Humidity ( % ) 86 85 85 86 86 86 86 86 86 87 86 88 O 86.1 Source: wetterkontor.de

economy

The economy in Quibdó is supported by mining ( gold and platinum ), logging and agriculture (bananas, plantains, cassava and local fruits such as borojo ( Alibertia patinoi ), peach palms ( Bactris gasipaes ), pineapple, cashew ( Anacardium occidentale ), caimito ( Chrysophyllum cainito ), Almirajó ( Patinoa almirajo ), Lulo ( Solanum quitoense ) and others). Quibdó is one of the cities in Colombia with the highest unemployment (as of February 2011).

tourism

The city offers several tourist attractions such as the Cathedral, the Palacio Municipal, Palacio Episcopal, the Convent of the Claretians and the Monument to the Poet César. Due to its location, natural resources, rainforests and biodiversity, the area around Quibdó offers opportunities for ecotourism. Since the traffic conditions on the overland route are often affected by tropical rain, the flight connection from Bogotá , Medellín or Cali to El Caraño Airport ( IATA code : UIB ) is the most suitable way to get here. A new airport terminal was completed in 2010. The Río Atrato is the region's most important traffic artery .

Press

In addition to the large daily newspapers El Tiempo from Bogotá and El Colombiano from Medellín, the local Choco7dias is the largest press facility .

education

Quibdó has several state and private universities. These include Universidad Tecnológica del Chocó, Universidad Antonio Nariño, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Fundación Universitaria Remington, UNAD and SENA

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Francisco Maturana (* 1949), soccer player and coach
• Jairo Varela (* 1949), singer and composer
• Hansel Camacho (* 1956), salsa musician, actor and composer
• Alexis Lozano (* 1958), musician and composer
• Hámilton Ricard (born 1974), football player
• Jésus Sinisterra (* 1975), football player
• Wason Rentería (born 1985), football player
• Carlos Sánchez (* 1986), football player
• Danilson Córdoba (* 1986), football player
• Jackson Martínez (born 1986), football player
• Carlos Cuesta (* 1999), football player

Web links

Commons : Quibdó  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Alcaldia de Quibdó. Alcaldía de Quibdó - Chocó, accessed June 7, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Quibdó). 

Notes and individual references

1. ^ Información del municipio. Alcaldía de Quibdó - Chocó, accessed June 7, 2019 (Spanish, information on 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 7, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia). 
3. ^ Regional operating units of the Bloque Pacífico de las Autodefensas
4. ↑ in Colombia territorial administrative unit
5. ↑ In these countries it rains even more than ours mz-web.de, accessed on July 21, 2017
6. ^ Contexto Regional . prevencionviolencia.univalle.edu.co
7. ↑ website choco7dias.com
8. ^ Universidad Nacional Abierta ya Distancia
9. ↑ Servicio Nacional de Apredizaje