Achí () is one of the 46 municipalities of the Bolívar department in the

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. It is crossed by the

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and borders the

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in the so-called Momposina Depression. The municipality of Achí is bordered by the municipality of

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to the north; the municipalities of Pinillos and Tiquisio to the east; the municipalities of

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and

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to the south; and the

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to the west with the municipalities of Majagual and

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. Its economy is based on agriculture, livestock, and fishing. The origins of Achí lie in the old town of Ojolargo, located where the present-day village of Mao is, some 6 km from what is now Achí. Ojolargo was founded on September 24, 1770, and in 1779 had 471 inhabitants. However, this village was short-lived as its inhabitants fled from a cholera epidemic that swept through in 1814 and began settling instead in Achí, where they found an abundance of the tropical fruit that bears the name of Achí. In 1815 the mayor of Majagual, Estanislao Huertas Lorenzana, ordered the transfer of the inhabitants of Ojolargo to the new village of Achi. In 1817 the formation of the town was completed, becoming part of the Canton of Majagual. On March 6, 1869, the village is destroyed by an earthquake. In 1934 Achí breaks away from the municipality of Majagual, thus becoming a new municipality, with its first mayor being Pedro Barragén Constantino. The municipalities of Montecristo, Bolívar and

segregate from Achí in 1994 and 1997, respectively.

References

Achí official website

Secretaria de Educacion de Bolivar - Achí
{{DEFAULTSORT:Achi, Bolivar Municipalities of Bolívar Department