Zapatoca

Zapatoca
Coordinates: 6 ° 49 ′ N , 73 ° 16 ′ W Zapatoca on the map of Colombia	Zapatoca
	Zapatoca
	Location of the entire area of the municipality of Zapatoca on the map of Santander
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Santander
City foundation	1743
Residents	8762 (2019)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	360 km 2
Population density	24 people / km 2
height	1720 m
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Diana Gisela Prada Herrera (2016–2019)
Website	www.zapatoca-santander.gov.co
	Zapatoca from above
	Zapatoca Park
	Landscape of Zapatoca

Zapatoca is a municipality (municipio) in the department of Santander in Colombia .

geography

The municipality of Zapatoca is located in the province of Soto in central Santander in the Colombian Andes at an altitude of about 1720 meters and has an average annual temperature of 19 ° C. The municipality borders Betulia and Girón in the north, Los Santos , Villanueva and Barichara in the east, Galán in the south and San Vicente de Chucurí in the west .

population

The municipality of Zapatoca has 8762 inhabitants, of whom 5651 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

Before the arrival of the Spaniards lived in the area now Zapatoca the indigenous people of the Guanes . Modern Zapatoca was founded in 1743 by Francisco Basilio de Benavides along with other settlers. The German engineer, large landowner and businessman Geo von Lengerke died in Zapatoca in 1882 .

economy

The main industries in Zapatoca are the mining of gypsum , the manufacture of cigarettes and the cultivation of coffee and cocoa . Zapatoca has a small regional airport that has the IATA code AZT .

Born in Zapatoca

José de Jesús Cardinal Pimiento Rodriguez (1919–2019), Archbishop of Manizales (1975–1996), Bishop of Montería (1959–1964) and Garzón-Neiva (1964–1975)
Jorge Ardila Serrano (1925-2010), Bishop of Girardot (1988-2001)

Web links

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

Alcaldía de Zapatoca - Santander. Alcaldía del Municipio de Zapatoca - Santander, accessed on March 20, 2018 (Spanish, website of the municipality).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía del Municipio de Zapatoca - Santander, accessed April 19, 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 19, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).

[municipio-1] Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía del Municipio de Zapatoca - Santander, accessed April 19, 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 19, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).