Valdivia (Colombia)

Valdivia
Coordinates: 7 ° 10 ′  N , 75 ° 26 ′  W Valdivia​ Valdivia on the map of Colombia
Location of the municipality of Valdivia on the map of Antioquia
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Antioquia
City foundation	1879
Residents	24,538  (2019)
City insignia
Detailed data
surface	545 km 2
Population density	45 people / km 2
height	1165  m
City Presidency	Jonás Darío Henao Cardona (2016-2019)
Website	valdivia-antioquia.gov.co
View of Valdivia
Center of Valdivia

Valdivia is a municipality ( municipio ) in the Department of Antioquia in Colombia .

geography

Valdivia is located in the sub-region Norte in Antioquia 165 km from Medellín at an altitude of about 1165  m above sea level. NN and has an average temperature of 22.5 ° C. Ituango and Briceño border the municipality in the west , Yarumal in the southeast , Anorí in the east and Tarazá in the north and northeast .

population

The municipality of Valdivia has 24,538 inhabitants, of which 7270 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

Valdivia was founded in 1879 by settlers under the name Conguital and shortly afterwards became corregimiento of Yarumal . As Valdivia, the place received the status of a municipality in 1912. It was named in honor of the Spanish conquistador Andrés de Valdivia .

economy

The main economic sectors of Valdivia are agriculture , trade and mining .

Web links

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

• Alcaldia de Valdivia. Alcaldía de Valdivia - Antioquia, accessed on May 14, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Valdivia). 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Valdivia - Antioquia, accessed on May 14, 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 May 14, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).