Puerto Alegría () is a town and municipality in the
Colombia
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Department of
Amazonas. Puerto Alegria was founded by Orlando Benjumea and Reinaldo Martínez, and officially recognized by the
Colombian government
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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/ km
2 . 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
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''Af'') with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
References
Municipalities of Amazonas (Colombian department)
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