Rovira (Colombia)

Rovira
Coordinates: 4 ° 14 ′ N , 75 ° 14 ′ W Rovira on the map of Colombia	Rovira
	Rovira
	Location of the municipality of Rovira on the map of Tolima
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Tolima
City foundation	1570
Residents	20,255 (2019)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	818 km 2
Population density	25 people / km 2
height	900 m
Waters	Rio Luisa
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	David Yoani Vivas Barragán (2016-2019)
Website	www.rovira-tolima.gov.co
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Rovira is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Tolima in Colombia .

geography

Rovira is located in the center of Tolima in the province of Ibagué on the Río Luisa at an altitude of 900 m above sea level. NN about 33 km from Ibagué and has an average annual temperature of 24 ° C. The municipality borders on Cajamarca and Ibagué to the north, San Luis and Valle de San Juan to the east, San Antonio and Ortega to the south, and Roncesvalles to the west .

population

The municipality of Rovira has 20,255 inhabitants, of which 9903 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

With the arrival of the Spaniards, the area of today's municipality was contested between the indigenous people of the Pijaos and the Panches . Rovira was founded in 1570 on the ruins of a previously destroyed settlement known as Hervidero as Nuestra Señora de la Luz de Miraflores in an effort by the Spanish to dominate the territory. As a result, the Spaniards fended off constant attacks by indigenous peoples on the settlement. Miraflores became a district in 1853 and a parish in 1887 . In the course of the Civil War of the Thousand Days , displaced settlers from other regions of Colombia came to Miraflores. In addition, Syrian and Lebanese immigrants came from 1915. In 1929 the Colombian government asked for the municipality to be renamed so as not to confuse it with Miraflores in Boyacá . The municipality was renamed from Miraflores to Rovira after the independence fighter Custodio García Rovira.

economy

The main industries in Rovira are agriculture and trade . In particular, coffee is grown. There is growth potential in the mining sector .

Web links

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

Alcaldía Municipal de Rovira en Tolima. Alcaldía de Rovira - Tolima, accessed on April 28, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Rovira).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Rovira - Tolima, accessed April 28, 2019 (Spanish, information on 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 28, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).

[municipio-1] Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Rovira - Tolima, accessed April 28, 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 April 28, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).