Urumita
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Coordinates: 10 ° 34 ′ N , 73 ° 1 ′ W Urumita on the map of Colombia
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Location of the municipality of Urumita on the map of La Guajira
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Basic data | ||
Country | Colombia | |
Department | La Guajira | |
City foundation | 1785 | |
Residents | 19,629 (2019) | |
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Detailed data | ||
surface | 329 km 2 | |
Population density | 60 people / km 2 | |
height | 255 m | |
City Presidency | Giovanny Javier Ramos Barros (2016-2019) | |
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Urumita is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of La Guajira in Colombia . Urumita is close to the border with Venezuela .
geography
The municipality of Urumita is located in the Serranía del Perijá , a northern branch of the Andes . The municipality borders in a clockwise direction on Villanueva , Venezuela , La Jagua del Pilar and Valledupar .
population
The municipality of Urumita has 19,629 inhabitants, of which 11,776 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).
history
The place Urumita is of indigenous origin. It was named after the indigenous Cacique Uruma. It was officially founded in 1785 by Juan Bautista Canalete. Urumita has had the status of a municipality since 1972. Before that, it had belonged to Villanueva .
economy
The main industries in Urumita are agriculture and animal husbandry .
Web links
- Alcaldia de Urumita. Alcaldía de Urumita - La Guajira, accessed on June 11, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Urumita).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Geography. Alcaldía de Urumita - 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).
- ↑ Historia. Alcaldía de Urumita - La Guajira, accessed June 11, 2019 (Spanish, information on the history of the municipality).
- ↑ Economía. Alcaldía de Urumita - La Guajira, accessed June 11, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality's economy).