Valencia (Cordoba)

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Valencia
Coordinates: 8 ° 16 ′  N , 76 ° 9 ′  W
Map: Colombia
marker
Valencia
Valencia on the map of Colombia
Colombia - Córdoba - Valencia.svg
Location of the municipality of Valencia on the map of Cordoba
Basic data
Country Colombia
Department Cordoba
City foundation 1931
Residents 46,897  (2019)
City insignia
Flag of Valencia (Córdoba) .svg
Detailed data
surface 914 km 2
Population density 51 people / km 2
height 60  m
Waters Río Sinú
Time zone UTC -5
City Presidency José Ignacio Gómez Ramos (2016–2019)
Website www.valencia-cordoba.gov.co

Valencia is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Cordoba in Colombia .

geography

Valencia is located in the west of Córdoba at an altitude of 60  m above sea level. NN . The area of ​​the municipality is traversed by the Río Sinú . The municipality borders on Montería to the north, Tierralta to the east and south and San Pedro de Urabá , Apartadó and Turbo in the Antioquia department to the west .

population

The municipality of Valencia has 46,897 inhabitants, of which 17,060 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

The territory of the municipality of Valencia was settled from Montería from the beginning of the 20th century. The place itself was founded in 1931 and gained the status of a municipality in 1960.

economy

The main industries in Valencia are agriculture and cattle production . In particular, corn , rice , cassava , yams and bananas are grown. In addition to cattle, pigs, sheep and horses are also bred.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. Information on geography on the official website of Valencia (Spanish)
  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 9, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).
  3. Information about the history on the official website of Valencia (Spanish)
  4. Information on the economy on the official website of Valencia (Spanish)