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Municipalities Of Colombia
The municipalities of Colombia are decentralized subdivisions of the Colombia, Republic of Colombia. Municipalities make up most of the departments of Colombia, with 1,104 municipality, municipalities (''municipios''). Each one of them is led by a mayor (''alcalde'') elected by popular vote and represents the maximum executive government official at a municipality level under the mandate of the governor of their department which is a representative of all municipalities in the department; municipalities are grouped to form departments. The municipalities of Colombia are also grouped in an association called the ''Federación Colombiana de Municipios'' (Colombian Federation of Municipalities), which functions as a union under the private law and under the Colombian Constitution of 1991, constitutional Freedom of association, right to free association to defend their common interests. Categories Conforming to the law 1551/12 that modified the sixth article of the law 136/94 Art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mapa De Colombia (+municipios)
Mapa or MAPA may refer to: People * Alec Mapa (born 1965), American actor, comedian and writer * Dennis Mapa (born 1969), Filipino economist and statistician * Jao Mapa (born 1976), Filipino actor * Placido Mapa Jr. (born 1932), Filipino businessman, economist, and government official * Suraj Mapa (born 1980), Sri Lankan actor * Victorino Mapa (1855–1927), Filipino chief justice and government official Other uses * Mapa (song), "Mapa" (song), a 2021 song by SB19 * Mexican American Political Association * Mapa (publisher), an Israeli subsidiary of Ituran * Mapa Group, a Turkish conglomerate * Mapa, a company producing latex gloves that merged with Hutchinson SA in 1973 * Most Affected People and Areas, a climate justice concept * Mapa (girl group), a Japanese girl group See also * * Mappa (other) * Mapah (other) {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazon Rainforest
The Amazon rainforest, also called the Amazon jungle or Amazonia, is a Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, moist broadleaf tropical rainforest in the Amazon biome that covers most of the Amazon basin of South America. This basin encompasses , of which are covered by the rainforest. This region includes territory belonging to nine nations and 3,344 Indigenous territory (Brazil), indigenous territories. The majority of the forest, 60%, is in Amazônia Legal, Brazil, followed by Peruvian Amazonia, Peru with 13%, Amazon natural region, Colombia with 10%, and with minor amounts in Bolivia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. Four nations have "Amazonas (other), Amazonas" as the name of one of their first-level administrative regions, and France uses the name "Guiana Amazonian Park" for French Guiana's protected rainforest area. The Amazon represents over half of the total area of remaining rainforests on Earth, and comprises the largest a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mapa De Antioquia (político)
Mapa or MAPA may refer to: People * Alec Mapa (born 1965), American actor, comedian and writer * Dennis Mapa (born 1969), Filipino economist and statistician * Jao Mapa (born 1976), Filipino actor * Placido Mapa Jr. (born 1932), Filipino businessman, economist, and government official * Suraj Mapa (born 1980), Sri Lankan actor * Victorino Mapa (1855–1927), Filipino chief justice and government official Other uses * "Mapa" (song), a 2021 song by SB19 * Mexican American Political Association * Mapa (publisher), an Israeli subsidiary of Ituran * Mapa Group, a Turkish conglomerate * Mapa, a company producing latex gloves that merged with Hutchinson SA in 1973 * Most Affected People and Areas Most Affected People and Areas, also known by its acronym MAPA, is a term that represents groups and territories disproportionately affected by climate change, such as women, indigenous communities, racial minorities, LGBTQIA+ people, young, older ..., a climate justice concept * Mapa (gir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antioquia Department
Antioquia () is one of the 32 departments of Colombia, located in the central northwestern part of Colombia with a narrow section that borders the Caribbean Sea. Most of its territory is mountainous with some valleys, much of which is part of the Andes mountain range. Antioquia has been part of many territorial divisions of former countries created within the present-day territory of Colombia. Before the adoption of the Colombian Constitution of 1886, Antioquia State had a sovereign government. The department covers an area of , and has a population of 6,994,792 (2023). Antioquia borders the Córdoba Department and the Caribbean Sea to the north; Chocó Department, Chocó to the west; the departments of Bolívar Department, Bolívar, Santander Department, Santander, and Boyacá Department, Boyaca to the east; and the departments of Caldas Department, Caldas and Risaralda Department, Risaralda to the south. Medellín is Antioquia's capital and the second-largest city in the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarapacá, Amazonas
Tarapacá is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Amazonas. As of 2015, the population comprised 4,195 people. The town is served by Tarapacá Airport. History Originally founded by Peruvian refugees from the War of the Pacific, it was awarded to Colombia after the Salomón-Lozano Treaty signing in July 1922. These refugees would later resettle in the settlement of the same name in northern Peru. Places with the same name * Nuevo Tarapacá, Peru * San Lorenzo de Tarapacá, Chile * Tarapacá Region, Chile See also * Peru-Colombia War *War of the Pacific The War of the Pacific (), also known by War of the Pacific#Etymology, multiple other names, was a war between Chile and a Treaty of Defensive Alliance (Bolivia–Peru), Bolivian–Peruvian alliance from 1879 to 1884. Fought over Atacama Desert ... References External links Government of Amazonas Department, Tarapacá Municipalities of Amazonas (Colombian department) Populated places establis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Santander, Amazonas
Puerto Santander is a town and municipality in the Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...n Department of Amazonas. The economy relies on fishing, farming and, to a lesser extent, on hunting. Municipalities of Amazonas (Colombian department) {{AmazonasCO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Arica
Puerto Arica is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Amazonas. As of 2015, the population of Puerto Arica was 1,350. History Originally founded by Peruvian refugees from the War of the Pacific, it was awarded to Colombia after the signing of the July 1922 Salomón-Lozano Treaty. These refugees would later resettle in the settlement of the same name in northern Peru. Climate Puerto Arica has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bernd Köppen (1951–2014), German pianist and composer * Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan * Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author ... ''Af'') with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round. Transportation The municipality is served by Arica Airport. References Municipalities of Amazonas (Colombian department) {{AmazonasCO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Alegría
Puerto Alegría () is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Amazonas. Puerto Alegria was founded by Orlando Benjumea and Reinaldo Martínez, and officially recognized by the Colombian government as a municipality on January 1, 1981. The area contributes to Colombia's agricultural industry with its cultivation of yucca, corn, plantains, fruits, and avocado farms; it also produces livestock such as laying hens, cows, and pigs. The town of Puerto Alegria has a population of 1,531 people, and has a population density of just 0.2/ km2 . In 2005, the population was 1,277. Overall, it has a land area of and lies an altitude of above sea level. Ingrid Camacho Nini Stella is the town's mayor. Climate Puerto Alegría has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bernd Köppen (1951–2014), German pianist and composer * Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan * Edlef K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirití-Paraná
Mirití-Paraná is a town and municipality in the southern Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...n Department of Amazonas. ReferencesGobernacion del Amazonas, Mirití-Paraná Municipalities of Amazonas (Colombian department) {{AmazonasCO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Victoria, Amazonas
La Victoria is a town and municipality in the southern Colombian department of Amazonas. It features a tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southeast Florida, United States ... (''Af''). ReferencesGobernacion del Amazonas, La Victoria Municipalities of Amazonas (Colombian department) {{AmazonasCO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Pedrera, Amazonas
La Pedrera is a non-municipalized area in Colombia, located in the Amazonas department. It has a population of 4,985 inhabitants. It is situated at 100 meters above sea level on the banks of the Caquetá River, serving as a port for this river, and is a few kilometers from the mouth of the Apaporis River. It is located on the border with Brazil, near Vila Bittencourt and São José do Apaporis. Proposal for Municipality Status For several years, there has been a proposal to create a Colombian municipality in the Amazonas department, incorporating the non-municipalized areas of Mirití-Paraná, La Victoria, and La Pedrera. Geography La Pedrera borders the municipality of Taraira (Vaupés) to the north, the non-municipalized area of Mirití-Paraná to the northwest, Puerto Arica to the southwest, and Tarapacá to the south. It is surrounded by the Río Puré National Natural Park and the Yaigojé Apaporis National Natural Park. History La Pedrera initially began as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Chorrera, Colombia
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