Valle del Guamuez

Valle del Guamuez
Coordinates: 0 ° 26 '  N , 76 ° 54'  W. Valle del Guamuez​ Valle del Guamuez on the map of Colombia
Location of the municipality of Valle del Guamuez on the map of Putumayo
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Putumayo
City foundation	1953
Residents	54,237  (2019)
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Detailed data
surface	841 km 2
Population density	64 inhabitants / km 2
height	289  m
Waters	Río Guamuez , Río La Hormiga
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Luis Fernando Palacios Alomia (2016-2019)
Website	www.valledelguamuez-putumayo.gov.co
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Valle del Guamuez is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Putumayo in Colombia . The main town of the municipality ( Cabecera Municipal ) is also known under the name La Hormiga .

geography

Valle del Guamuez is located in the southwest of Colombia in Putumayo, at an altitude of 280  m above sea level. NN . The municipality borders in the south on San Miguel and the province of Sucumbíos in Ecuador , in the north on Orito , in the east on Puerto Asís and in the west on Ipiales in the Departamento de Nariño .

population

The municipality of Valle del Guamuez has 54,237 inhabitants, of which 20,957 live in the main town of La Hormiga (as of 2019).

history

The modern settlement of the area of ​​today's Valle del Guamuez is mainly due to the search for natural rubber , but also for gold , oil and wood . Rubber companies were active on site between 1910 and 1940. The La Hormiga settlement was founded in 1953 by Emiliano Ospina Rincón. Valle del Guamuez has had the status of a municipality since 1985.

economy

The main industries of the Valle del Guamuez today are agriculture , cattle production and fishing . There is also wood industry and oil production .

Web links

Commons : Valle del Guamuez  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Alcaldia de Valle del Guamuez - Putumayo. Alcaldía de Valle del Guamuez - Putumayo, accessed April 10, 2019 (Spanish, municipality website). 

Individual evidence

1. ^ Información del municipio. Alcaldía de Valle del Guamuez - Putumayo, accessed April 10, 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 April 10, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia). 
3. ↑ Pasado, presente y futuro. Alcaldía de Valle del Guamuez - Putumayo, accessed April 10, 2019 (Spanish, information on the history of the municipality). 
4. ↑ Economía. Alcaldía de Valle del Guamuez - Putumayo, accessed April 10, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality's economy).