Uribia

Uribia
Coordinates: 11 ° 43 ′ N , 72 ° 16 ′ W Uribia on the map of Colombia	Uribia
	Uribia
	Location of the municipality of Uribia on the map of La Guajira
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	La Guajira
City foundation	1935
Residents	198,890 (2019)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	8200 km 2
Population density	24 people / km 2
height	10 m
City Presidency	Bonifacio Henríquez (2020-2023)
Website	uribia-laguajira.gov.co
	Church in Uribia
	The Cabo de la Vela

Uribia is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of La Guajira in Colombia . Uribia is close to the border with Venezuela . The Cabo de la Vela , a popular ecotourism destination in Colombia, is located in the municipality of Uribia .

geography

Uribia is located at an altitude of about 20 meters near the Colombian Caribbean coast in the north of the La Guajira department. Part of the municipality's territory is desert . The municipality is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north and east , Venezuela to the south, Maicao to the southwest and Manaure to the west .

Demographics

The municipality of Uribia has 198,890 inhabitants, of which only 14,088 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019). A large part of the population Uribias belongs to the indigenous people of the Wayúu to. The Resguardo Indígena de la Alta y Media Guajira indigenous reserve is located on the territory of the municipality .

history

Uribia was founded on March 1st, 1935 by Eduardo Londoño in the middle of the Wayúu territory . The place Chitki the Wayúu, which was known as the indigenous capital of Colombia, was previously located there. Uribia was named after the liberal general Rafael Uribe Uribe . The founding of the city was part of the attempt to incorporate the Wayúu, the Guajira, into the Colombian nation.

economy

Puerto Bolívar

The most important economic sectors in Uribia are animal husbandry (especially goats ), trade , tourism , processing of Divi-Divi and the export of coal and natural gas . The port of Puerto Bolívar , from which the coal from the El Cerrejón coal mine is exported, is located in the municipality of Uribia .

Web links

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

Alcaldía de Uribia - La Guajira. Alcaldía de Uribia - La Guajira, accessed on June 11, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Uribia).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Información del municipio. Alcaldía de Uribia - La Guajira, accessed June 11, 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 June 11, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).
↑ Pasado, presente y futuro. Alcaldía de Uribia - La Guajira, accessed June 11, 2019 (Spanish, information on the history of the municipality).
↑ Economía. Alcaldía de Uribia - La Guajira, accessed June 11, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality's economy).

[info-1] Información del municipio. Alcaldía de Uribia - La Guajira, accessed June 11, 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 June 11, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).

[3] Pasado, presente y futuro. Alcaldía de Uribia - La Guajira, accessed June 11, 2019 (Spanish, information on the history of the municipality).

[4] Economía. Alcaldía de Uribia - La Guajira, accessed June 11, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality's economy).