Tiquisio

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Tiquisio
Coordinates: 8 ° 33 ′  N , 74 ° 16 ′  W
Map: Colombia
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Tiquisio on the map of Colombia
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Location of the municipality of Tiquisio on the map of Bolívar
Basic data
Country Colombia
Department Bolívar
Residents 23,859  (2019)
City insignia
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Detailed data
surface 758 km 2
Population density 31 people / km 2
height 300  m
Time zone UTC -5
City Presidency Marvin Javier García (2016-2019)
Website www.tiquisio-bolivar.gov.co
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Tiquisio is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Bolivar in northern Colombia .

geography

Tiquisio is located in the south of Bolívar in the sub-region Mojana Bolivarense about 340 km from Cartagena and has an average temperature of 32 ° C. The municipality is bordered by Pinillos , Altos del Rosario and Barranco de Loba in the north, Montecristo in the south , San Martín de Loba , Río Viejo and Norosí in the east and Achí in the west .

population

The municipality of Tiquisio has 23,859 inhabitants, of which 6831 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

The municipality of Tiquisio was created in 1994.

economy

The main industries of Tiquisio are agriculture ( rice , cassava , bananas , corn , sorghum , fruit and sugar cane ) and animal husbandry (especially cattle and milk ). Fishing and gold mining also play a role.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ LOCALIZACIÓN GEOGRÁFICA DEL MUNICIPIO DE TIQUISIO BOLÍVAR. Alcaldía de Tiquisio - Bolívar, accessed June 4, 2018 (Spanish, information on geography).
  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).
  3. ↑ Historia. Alcaldía del Municipio de Tiquisio - Bolívar, accessed March 19, 2018 (Spanish, history information).
  4. ↑ Economía. Alcaldía del Municipio de Tiquisio - Bolívar, accessed March 19, 2018 (Spanish, economic information).