Valledupar

Valledupar
Coordinates: 10 ° 28 ′  N , 73 ° 15 ′  W Valledupar​ Valledupar on the map of Colombia
Location of the municipality of Valledupar on the map of Cesar
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Cesar
City foundation	January 6, 1550
Residents	493,367  (2019)
- in the metropolitan area	594,677
City insignia
Detailed data
Population density	68 inhabitants / km 2
height	170  m
Waters	Río Guatapurí
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Mello Castro González (2020-2023)
Website	www.valledupar-cesar.gov.co
Northern view of Valledupar

Valledupar is the capital and a municipality ( municipio ) of the north of Colombia located Cesar Department .

Valledupar is also known internationally as the "World Capital of Vallenato ".

The city has also been the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Valledupar since 1952 .

geography

Valledupar is located at an altitude of about 170 meters in the north of Cesar on the Río Guatapurí . The municipality borders in the north on Dibulla and San Juan del Cesar in La Guajira , in the east on Villanueva , Urumita and La Jagua del Pilar in La Guajira as well as on La Paz Robles and San Diego , in the south on El Paso , in the west on Bosconia , El Copey and Pueblo Bello as well as Aracataca and Santa Marta in Magdalena .

Metropolitan area

Valledupar metropolitan area

With the formation of metropolitan regions, the Colombian government is trying to control the planning and agreements of cities that are close to one another. A core city and several neighboring cities that are dependent on this core city form a planning region. Valledupar became a metropolitan area in 2002 with the parishes of La Paz Robles , San Diego , Manaure and Agustín Codazzi .

population

The municipality of Valledupar has 493,367 inhabitants, of whom 423,643 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality. 594,677 people live in the metropolitan region (as of 2019).

history

Valledupar was founded on January 6, 1550 by Hernando Santana and Juan de Castellanos on the banks of the Río Guatapurí .

In recognition of the chief Upar of the tribe then resident there, as well as on the occasion of the Christian feast day of the Three Kings , Hernando Santana gave the city the name Ciudad de los Santos Reyes de Valle de Upar , which means “The City of the Magi of the Upar Valley ”, from which the current name Valledupar is derived.

Infrastructure

Valledupar has an airport, Aeropuerto Alfonso López Pumarejo ( IATA code : VUP ).

Sports

Valledupar is home to the football club Valledupar FC , which plays its home games at the Estadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau , which has a capacity of around 10,000. The club currently plays in the Colombian second division .

Sons and daughters

• José Francisco Socarrás (1906 / 1907–1995), poet doctor
• Rodrigo Tovar Pupo (* 1950), leader of the northern bloc of the paramilitary car defense Unidas de Colombia
• Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz (* 1957), Roman Catholic clergyman, Archbishop of Barranquilla
• María Consuelo Araújo (* 1971), politician
• Reinaldo Sagbini , (* 1972), filmmaker
• Jaider Romero (* 1982), football player

climate

The climate is characterized by its location on the southeastern edge of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and rainy hot (27 ° C average temperature).

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Valledupar Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 34.7 35.6 35.9 35.6 34.0 34.2 35.4 35.1 33.8 32.6 33.2 33.6 O 34.5 Min. Temperature (° C) 22.4 23.1 23.6 24.1 24.1 24.0 24.2 24.0 23.5 23.6 23.1 22.8 O 23.5 Precipitation ( mm ) 12 10 26th 71 154 82 63 116 122 199 89 28 Σ 972 Rainy days ( d ) 1 1 3 7th 12 9 7th 11 13 15th 17th 3 Σ 99 T e m p e r a t u r 34.7 22.4 35.6 23.1 35.9 23.6 35.6 24.1 34.0 24.1 34.2 24.0 35.4 24.2 35.1 24.0 33.8 23.5 32.6 23.6 33.2 23.1 33.6 22.8 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Source: IDEAM

Web links

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

• Alcaldía de Valledupar Cesar. Alcaldía de Valledupar - Cesar, accessed June 7, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Valledupar). 
• Area Metropolitana de Valledupar. Área Metropolitana de Valledupar, accessed on June 7, 2019 (Spanish, website of the Valledupar Metropolitan Region). 

Individual evidence

1. ^ Información del municipio. Alcaldía de Valledupar - Cesar, accessed June 7, 2019 (Spanish, information on the geography of the municipality). 
2. ↑ Reseña histórica. Área Metropolitana de Valledupar, accessed on June 7, 2019 (Spanish, information on the history of the metropolitan area). 
3. ↑ 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 7, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia). 
4. ↑ Pasado, presente y futuro. Alcaldía de Valledupar - Cesar, accessed June 7, 2019 (Spanish, information on the history of the municipality).