Tauramena

Tauramena
Coordinates: 5 ° 1 ′ N , 72 ° 45 ′ W Tauramena on the map of Colombia	Tauramena
	Tauramena
	Location of the municipality of Tauramena on the map of Casanare
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Casanare
City foundation	1887
Residents	24,747 (2019)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	2607 km 2
Population density	9 people / km 2
height	460 m
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Javier Augusto Álvarez Alfonso (2016-2019)
Website	www.tauramena-casanare.gov.co
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Tauramena is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Casanare in Colombia .

geography

Tauramena is located in the southwest of Casanare at an altitude of about 460 meters at the foot of the Andes in the Colombian Llanos . The average temperature is 25 ° C, the maximum temperature is between 33 and 39 ° C and the minimum temperature is 12 to 19 ° C. The municipality borders Chámeza , Recetor and Aguazul in the north, Aguazul and Maní in the east, Cabuyaro in the Department del Meta in the south and Villanueva and Monterrey and Páez in the Boyacá department in the west .

population

The municipality of Tauramena has 24,747 inhabitants, of which 16,646 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

Tauramena was founded in 1887 as San Guillermo de Tauramena . Originally, the area of today's community was from the indigenous people of Achaguas populated. During the colonial period, the order of the Augustinian recollects worked in the region . In the 1950s, the place suffered from the civil war that was raging in Colombia at the time and was set on fire, destroyed and temporarily abandoned. After the peace treaty, Tauramena was first a Corregimiento of Aguazul , before it received the status of a municipality in 1961.

economy

The main industry of Tauramena is the oil production . In addition, cattle and milk production , agriculture (especially rice , oil palms , maize , sugar cane and fruit are grown) and pond farming play an important role.

traffic

Tauramena has a small regional airport ( IATA code : TAU ). However, the community is easier to reach via Yopal Airport , which is 60 km away and is served by scheduled flights.

Web links

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

Alcaldia de Tauramena. Alcaldía de Tauramena - Casanare, accessed on February 9, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality).

Individual evidence

^ Información del municipio. Alcaldía de Tauramena - Casanare, accessed February 9, 2019 (Spanish, information on the geography of 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 February 9, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).
↑ Pasado, presente y futuro. Alcaldía de Tauramena - Casanare, accessed February 9, 2019 (Spanish, information on the history of the municipality).
↑ Economía. Alcaldía de Tauramena - Casanare, accessed February 9, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality's economy).
↑ prague de comunicación. Alcaldía de Tauramena - Casanare, accessed on February 9, 2019 (Spanish, information on the infrastructure of the municipality).

[1] Información del municipio. Alcaldía de Tauramena - Casanare, accessed February 9, 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 February 9, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).

[3] Pasado, presente y futuro. Alcaldía de Tauramena - Casanare, accessed February 9, 2019 (Spanish, information on the history of the municipality).

[4] Economía. Alcaldía de Tauramena - Casanare, accessed February 9, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality's economy).

[5] prague de comunicación. Alcaldía de Tauramena - Casanare, accessed on February 9, 2019 (Spanish, information on the infrastructure of the municipality).