Sabana de Torres

Sabana de Torres
Coordinates: 7 ° 23 ′  N , 73 ° 30 ′  W Sabana de Torres​ Sabana de Torres on the map of Colombia
Location of the municipality of Sabana de Torres on the map of Santander
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Santander
City foundation	1920
Residents	17,965  (2019)
City insignia
Detailed data
surface	1428 km 2
Population density	13 inhabitants / km 2
height	110  m
Waters	Río Lebrija , Río Chocoa , Río Sogamoso , Río Sucio
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Sneyder Augusto Pinilla Álvarez (2016-2019)
Website	www.sabanadetorres-santander.gov.co
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Sabana de Torres is a municipality (municipio) in the department of Santander in Colombia .

geography

The municipality of Sabana de Torres is located in the province of Mares in the northwest of Santander in the sub-region Magdalena Medio Santandereano . The city is at an altitude of 110 meters. Sabana de Torres has an average annual temperature of around 28 ° C and is about 110 km from Bucaramanga . The municipality borders Rionegro in the north, Lebrija and Girón in the east, Barrancabermeja and San Vicente de Chucurí in the south and Puerto Wilches in the west .

population

The municipality of Sabana de Torres has 17,965 inhabitants, of which 12,304 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

economy

The most important industries in Sabana de Torres are oil production , agriculture and the timber industry . In the field of agriculture, it is especially milk production , cattle production , poultry production , fishing and palm oil production .

Web links

Commons : Sabana de Torres  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Página Oficial del Municipio de Sabana de Torres. Alcaldía del Municipio de Sabana de Torres - Santander, accessed April 17, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality). 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Information on geography on the official website of Sabana de Torres
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 17, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia). 
3. ↑ Information about the economy on the official website of Sabana de Torres