Villagarzón

Villagarzón
Coordinates: 1 ° 2 ′ N , 76 ° 37 ′ W Villagarzón on the map of Colombia	Villagarzón
	Villagarzón
	The location of the municipality of Villagarzón on the map of Putumayo
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Putumayo
City foundation	1946
Residents	21,507 (2019)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	1250 km 2
Population density	17 people / km 2
height	426 m
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Jhon Ever Calderón Valencia (2016-2019)
Website	www.villagarzon-putumayo.gov.co
	Charco del Indio near Villagarzón

Villagarzon is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Putumayo in southern Colombia on the border with Ecuador .

geography

Villagarzón is located in the sub-region Medio Putumayo in the Departamento de Putumayo at an altitude of 426 meters at the transition from the Andes to the Amazon basin and has an average annual temperature of 24 ° C. The municipality borders Santiago and Mocoa in the north, Mocoa in the west, Puerto Caicedo and Orito in the south and Orito in the west.

population

The municipality of Villagarzón has 21,507 inhabitants, of which 11,536 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

In the 1930s there was a settlement called Urcusique , a Corregimiento of Mocoa. In 1942 the settlers decided to move to the place where it is today. It was officially founded as Villa Amazónica in 1946 by Julio Garzón Moreno. Since 1977 the place has the status of a municipality. The current name refers to the founder, who was also the first mayor of the municipality.

economy

The main industries in Villagarzón are cattle and milk production, as well as agriculture and timber .

Infrastructure

Villagarzón has an airfield which was completed in 1973 ( IATA code : VGZ ).

Web links

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

Alcaldía de Villagarzón. Alcaldía de Villagarzón - Putumayo, accessed April 11, 2019 (Spanish, municipality website).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Villagarzón - Putumayo, accessed April 11, 2019 (Spanish, information on 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 April 11, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).

[municipio-1] Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Villagarzón - Putumayo, accessed April 11, 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 April 11, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).