Teorama

Teorama
Coordinates: 8 ° 26 ′ N , 73 ° 17 ′ W Teorama on the map of Colombia	Teorama
	Teorama
	Location of the municipality of Teorama on the map of Norte de Santander
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	North of Santander
City foundation	1779
Residents	23,381 (2019)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	852 km 2
Population density	27 inhabitants / km 2
height	1158 m
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Jesus' Sorrow Montagut Montejo (2016-2019)
Website	www.teorama-nortedesantander.gov.co
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Teorama is a municipality ( municipio ) in Departamento de Norte Santander in Colombia .

geography

Teorama is located in the Occidente region in Norte de Santander at an altitude of 1158 meters, 274 km from Cúcuta . The municipality borders in the north of the state of Zulia in Venezuela and Convención , in the east Tibú , El Tarra and San Calixto , in the south Ocaña and in the west González in the department del Cesar and Convención.

population

The municipality of Teorama has 23,381 inhabitants, of which 2909 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

Teorama was originally inhabited by indigenous peoples . The first settlement by Spanish-born settlers took place from 1745, the first permanent settlement from 1779. Teorama has been a parish since 1812. Teorama received the status of a community in 1817.

economy

The main industries of Teorama are agriculture (in particular pineapples , coffee , cocoa , sugar cane , beans , bananas and citrus fruits are grown) and animal husbandry .

Web links

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

Alcaldia Municipal de Teorama. Alcaldía de Teorama - Norte de Santander, accessed April 9, 2019 (Spanish, municipality website).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Teorama - Norte de Santander, accessed April 9, 2019 (Spanish, information on 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 April 9, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).

[municipio-1] Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Teorama - Norte de Santander, accessed April 9, 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 April 9, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).