Villanueva (Bolívar)

Villanueva
Coordinates: 10 ° 27 ′ N , 75 ° 16 ′ W Villanueva on the map of Colombia	Villanueva
	Villanueva
	The location of the entire area of the municipality of Villanueva on the map of Bolívar
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Bolívar
City foundation	1770
Residents	20,624 (2019)
- in the metropolitan area	1,382,015
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	225 km 2
Population density	92 people / km 2
height	150 m
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Euripides Orlando Velasco Mendoza (2016-2019)
Website	www.villanueva-bolivar.gov.co
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Villanueva is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Bolivar in northern Colombia . Villanueva is part of the unofficial metropolitan area of Cartagena , the metropolitan area of Cartagena .

geography

Villanueva is located in the north of Bolívar in the sub-region of Montes de María , 35 km from Cartagena . The municipality is bordered by Clemencia , Santa Catalina and Repelón in the Departamento del Atlántico in the north, San Estanislao in the east, Turbaco in the south and Santa Rosa in the west .

Demographics

The municipality of Villanueva has 20,624 inhabitants, of which 19,206 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality. 1,382,015 people live in the metropolitan region (as of 2019).

history

Villanueva was founded in 1770 by indigenous people about five kilometers from the hill La Vieja . Two years later, the founding of Antonio de la Torre y Miranda was repeated. The economy initially functioned according to the encomienda system .

economy

The main industries in Villanueva are agriculture ( corn and cassava ) and animal husbandry .

Web links

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

Alcaldía Mpal Villanueva Bol. Alcaldía del Municipio de Villanueva - Bolívar, accessed on January 29, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Nuestro Municipio. Alcaldía del Municipio de Villanueva - Bolívar, accessed January 29, 2019 (Spanish, information about the municipality).
↑ ESTIMACIONES DE POBLACIÓN 1985 - 2005 Y PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN 2005 - 2020 TOTAL DEPARTAMENTAL POR ÁREA. DANE, May 11, 2011, accessed on January 29, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia (Excel; 1.72 MB)).

[municipio-1] Nuestro Municipio. Alcaldía del Municipio de Villanueva - Bolívar, accessed January 29, 2019 (Spanish, information about the municipality).

[2] ESTIMACIONES DE POBLACIÓN 1985 - 2005 Y PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN 2005 - 2020 TOTAL DEPARTAMENTAL POR ÁREA. DANE, May 11, 2011, accessed on January 29, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia (Excel; 1.72 MB)).