Santa Rosa del Sur

Santa Rosa del Sur
Coordinates: 7 ° 58 ′  N , 74 ° 3 ′  W Santa Rosa del Sur​ Santa Rosa del Sur on the map of Colombia
Location of the municipality of Santa Rosa del Sur on the map of Bolívar
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Bolívar
City foundation	1637
Residents	46,017  (2019)
City insignia
Detailed data
surface	2360 km 2
Population density	19 people / km 2
height	610  m
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Delmar Augusto Burgos Uribe (2016–2019)
Website	www.santarosadelsur-bolivar.gov.co
The Río Magdalena near Santa Rosa del Sur
Saltillo quebra Inanéa

Santa Rosa del Sur is a municipality ( municipio ) in Colombia in the department of Bolívar .

geography

Santa Rosa del Sur is located in the south of Bolívar in the Magdalena Medio sub-region 650 km south of Cartagena and has an average temperature of 26 ° C. Santa Rosa del Sur is located in the foothills of the central cordillera of the Andes in the Serranía de San Lucas at an altitude of 650  m above sea level. NN .

The municipality borders in the north Morales , in the east Simití and San Pablo , in the south Segovia in the Department of Antioquia and in the west Montecristo .

population

The municipality of Santa Rosa del Sur has 46,017 inhabitants, of which 26,627 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

Santa Rosa del Sur was founded in 1540 by Alonso Ramírez de Orellana. An increased settlement took place from 1940 and 1984 Santa Rosa del Sur became a municipality.

economy

The main industries of Santa Rosa del Sur are cattle production, agriculture and mining, and trade.

Web links

Commons : Santa Rosa del Sur  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Alcaldía Santa Rosa del Sur. Alcaldía de Santa Rosa del Sur - Bolívar, accessed June 4, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Santa Rosa del Sur). 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Santa Rosa del Sur - Bolívar, accessed June 4, 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 4, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).