Montelíbano is a town and municipality located in the
Córdoba Department
Córdoba (, ) is a Department of the Republic of Colombia located to the north of this country in the Colombian Caribbean Region. Córdoba faces to the north with the Caribbean Sea, to the northeast with the Sucre Department, east with the Bol ...
of
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 ...
. It is the seat of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Montelíbano
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Montelíbano () is a diocese located in the city of Montelíbano in the ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cartagena, Cartagena in Colombia. It has 38 priests and 31 religious.
History
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.
Montelíbano is host of one of the largest ferronickel mines, the
Cerro Matoso mine. The Company Cerro Matoso S.A. operates the mine site, as well as the associated smelter.
According to 2020 estimates, the population of Montelíbano was 90,450, with a population density of 58 persons per square kilometer.
Climate
References
Gobernacion de Cordoba - MontelíbanoMontelíbano official website
Municipalities of Córdoba Department
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