La Jagua de Ibirico ((), literally "The
Jagua of
Ibirico") is a town and municipality in the
Department of Cesar,
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
. This region of La Jagua is rich in
coal which is exploited extensively and is second only to
El Cerrejon in
La Guajira. The area is also known for being a hot spot in the
Colombian conflict.
Geography
The municipality of La Jagua de Ibirico borders to the north with the municipality of
Becerril; to the east with
Venezuela; to the south with the municipality of
Chiriguana and to the west with the municipality of
El Paso.
History
The first inhabitants in the region were the
Chiriguanás. During the
Spanish conquest of the Americas period, some remnants of indigenous tribes pertaining to the
Arhuacos
The Arhuaco are an indigenous people of Colombia. They are Chibchan-speaking people and descendants of the Tairona culture, concentrated in northern Colombia in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.
Name
The Arhuaco are also known as the Aruaco, B ...
and
Yucos established in the area. The village of La Jagua was founded in 1771 by the Spanish
Juan Ramon de Ibirico.
La Jagua de Ibirico became a municipality by ordinance 005 of 1979. In 1985 the rudimentary exploitation of
coal began but with little results due to inexperience. In 1990 the government sponsored Carbocol gave concessions to mining companies.
National System for Cultural Information: La Jagua de Ibirico
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References
External links
Information, La Jagua de Ibirico
La Jagua de Ibirico official website
Gobernacion del Cesar, La Jagua de Ibirico
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Municipalities of Cesar Department
Populated places established in 1771