Timaná

Timaná
Coordinates: 1 ° 57 ′ N , 75 ° 55 ′ W Timaná on the map of Colombia	Timaná
	Timaná
	Location of the Timaná municipality on the map of Huila
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Huila
City foundation	1538
Residents	20,463 (2019)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	182 km 2
Population density	112 people / km 2
height	1100 m
Waters	Río Timaná
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Juan Bautista Rojas Parra (2016-2019)
Website	www.timana-huila.gov.co
	San Calixto Church
	Statue of the Cacica Gaitana

Timana is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Huila in Colombia .

geography

Timaná is located in the south of Huila in the Subsur sub- region in the valley of the Río Magdalena between the Central and Eastern Cordillera of the Colombian Andes at an altitude of 1100 meters, 166 km from Neiva and 446 km from Bogotá and has an average annual temperature of 24 ° C . The municipality borders Altamira in the north, Acevedo and Suaza in the east, Pitalito in the south and Elías in the west .

population

The municipality of Timaná has 20,463 inhabitants, of which 7535 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

In the area of today's community of Spaniards survived the arrival indigenous people of Andaquies . Timaná was officially founded for the Spaniards by Pedro de Añasco in 1538. An indigenous Kazikin, known as La Cacica Gaitana , became the subject of legends as a symbol of America's freedom and independence.

economy

The main industries in Timaná are agriculture and cattle production . The most important cultivation product is coffee .

Web links

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

Alcaldía Municipal de Timaná. Alcaldía de Timaná - Huila, accessed on March 28, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía del Municipio de Timaná - Huila, accessed on March 28, 2019 (Spanish, information about 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 March 28, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).

[municipio-1] Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía del Municipio de Timaná - Huila, accessed on March 28, 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 March 28, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).