Taminango

Taminango
Coordinates: 1 ° 34 ′  N , 77 ° 17 ′  W Taminango​ Taminango on the map of Colombia
Location of the municipality of Taminango on the map of Nariño
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Nariño
City foundation	1704
Residents	21,985  (2019)
City insignia
Detailed data
surface	284 km 2
Population density	77 inhabitants / km 2
height	1465  m
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Rodrigo Jurado Moreno (2016-2019)
Website	www.taminango-narino.gov.co
View of Taminango

Taminango is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Nariño in Colombia .

geography

Taminango is located in the province of Juanambú in Nariño at an altitude of 1500 meters 119 km from Pasto and has an average annual temperature of 20 ° C. The municipality is bordered by Mercaderes in the department del Cauca and El Rosario in the north, San Lorenzo in the east, Chachagüí and El Tambo in the south and El Peñol , Policarpa and El Rosario in the west .

population

The municipality of Taminango has 21,985 inhabitants, 5599 of which live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

In the area of today's community originally lived indigenous people of Quillacinga . Taminango was founded by Joaquín López around 1700 and has had the status of a municipality since 1886.

Web links

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

• Alcaldía Municipal de Taminango en Nariño. Alcaldía de Taminango - Nariño, accessed April 5, 2019 (Spanish, municipality website). 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Municipio de Taminango Nariño. Alcaldía de Taminango - Nariño, accessed April 5, 2019 (Spanish, information about 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 5, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).