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María La Baja
María La Baja is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia. History María La Baja was founded by Alonso de Heredia (brother of Pedro de Heredia) on December 8, 1535. Geography and climate The municipality of María La Baja has a total area of 547 km², bordering to the north with the municipality of Arjona, Colombia, Arjona, to the east with the municipalities of Mahates and San Juan Nepomuceno, Bolívar, San Juan Nepomuceno, south with the municipalities of El Carmen de Bolívar and San Jacinto, Bolívar, San Jacinto and to the west with the municipality of San Onofre, Sucre, San Onofre, Sucre Department, Sucre. The town of María La Baja has an area of approximately 150 km² and it is some 72 km away from the Department's capital Cartagena, Colombia, Cartagena. A warm climate prevails throughout the year at an average temperature of 28 °C. Involvement in armed conflict María La Baja has grown substantially in rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |