San Juan de Urabá

San Juan de Urabá
Coordinates: 8 ° 46 ′  N , 76 ° 32 ′  W San Juan de Urabá​ San Juan de Urabá on the map of Colombia
Location of the municipality of San Juan de Urabá on the map of Antioquia
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Antioquia
City foundation	1896
Residents	27,149  (2019)
City insignia
Detailed data
surface	239 km 2
Population density	114 inhabitants / km 2
height	2  m
Waters	Caribbean Sea , Río San Juan
City Presidency	Julia Esperanza Medrano Coa (2016-2019)
Website	sanjuandeuraba-antioquia.gov.co
Park in San Juan de Urabá
Church in San Juan de Urabá

San Juan de Urabá is a municipality ( municipio ) in the Department of Antioquia in Colombia .

geography

San Juan de Urabá is located in the north of Antioquia in the Urabá sub-region 483 km from Medellín at an altitude of about 2  m above sea level. NN directly on the Caribbean and has an average temperature of 28 ° C. The municipality is bordered by the Caribbean in the north, Arbolete in the east and south and Necoclí in the west .

population

The municipality of San Juan de Urabá has 27,149 inhabitants, of which 8750 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

San Juan de Urabá was by settlers from Boca Chica ( Isla de Tierra Bomba ), Barú and Pasacaballos in Bolívar Department established, in particular, in search of stone nuts and rubber were. San Juan de Urabá received parish status in 1986.

economy

The main industry in San Juan de Urabá is agriculture . In particular, bananas , coconuts and corn are grown. There is also cattle production and fishing .

sons and daughters of the town

• Irene Pacheco (born 1971), boxer

Picture gallery

Web links

Commons : San Juan de Urabá  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Alcaldia de San Juan de Urabá. Alcaldía de San Juan de Urabá - Antioquia, accessed on May 14, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of San Juan de Urabá). 

Individual evidence

1. ^ Información del municipio. Alcaldía de San Juan de Urabá - Antioquia, accessed on May 14, 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 14, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia). 
3. ↑ Pasado, presente y futuro. Alcaldía de San Juan de Urabá - Antioquia, accessed on May 14, 2019 (Spanish, information on the history of the municipality). 
4. ↑ Economía. Alcaldía de San Juan de Urabá - Antioquia, accessed on May 14, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality's economy).