Totoró

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Totoró
Coordinates: 2 ° 31 '  N , 76 ° 24'  W
Map: Colombia
marker
Totoró​
Totoró on the map of Colombia
Colombia - Cauca - Totoró.svg
Location of the municipality of Totoró on the map of Cauca
Basic data
Country Colombia
Department Cauca
City foundation 1815
Residents 21,298  (2019)
City insignia
Flag of Totoró (Cauca) .svg
Escudo mini.jpg
Detailed data
surface 421 km 2
Population density 51 people / km 2
height 2750  m
Time zone UTC -5
City Presidency Hilario Sánchez Sánchez (2016–2019)
Website www.totoro-cauca.gov.co
Landscape of Totoró
Landscape of Totoró

Totoro is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Cauca in Colombia .

geography

Totoró is located in the east of Cauca in the Provincia de Oriente , 30 km from Popayán at an altitude of 2750 meters in the central cordillera of the Colombian Andes and has an average annual temperature of 14 ° C. The municipality is bordered by Cajibío and Silvia in the north, Inzá in the east, Puracé and Popayán in the south and Popayán and Cajibío in the west.

population

The municipality of Totoró has 21,298 inhabitants, of whom in 2013 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

Totoró was founded in 1815 and received parish status in 1835. The colonial era was characterized by the exploitation of the indigenous population in agricultural production. In opposition to the exploitation, the formation of the indigenous reserves Totoró , Paniquitá , Polindara , Jebalá and Novirao was enforced.

economy

The main industries in Totoró are agriculture (especially potatoes , natural fibers , maize and winter onions are grown), cattle and milk production .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Totoró - Cauca, accessed February 7, 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 February 7, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).