Zaragoza ( Spanish: Zaragoza ) is a city and municipality in northern Colombia , in the Antioquia department. It is part of the Baio Cauca subregion .
| City | |||||
| Zaragoza | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish Zaragoza | |||||
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| A country |  Colombia | ||||
| The Department | Antioquia | ||||
| History and Geography | |||||
| Based | 1581 | ||||
| Square | 1064 km² | ||||
| Center height | 64 m | ||||
| Timezone | UTC − 5 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 29 614 people ( 2012 ) | ||||
| Official language | Spanish | ||||
| zaragoza-antioquia.gov.co (Spanish) | |||||
History
The settlement from which the city later grew was founded on September 14, 1581 . The municipality of Zaragoza was separated into a separate administrative unit in 1770 .
Geographical position
The city is located in the northern part of the department, on the right bank of the River, approximately 150 kilometers northeast of NNE from Medellin , the administrative center of the department. The absolute height is 64 meters above sea level [1] .
The municipality of Zaragoza borders on the north with the municipality of Kaukasiya , in the east - with the municipality of El Bagra , in the south - with the municipality of Segovia , in the south-west - with the municipality of Anori , in the west - with the municipality of Cáceres . The area of the municipality is 1064 km² [2] .
Population
According to the National Administrative Department of Statistics of Colombia, the total population of the city and municipality in 2012 was 29,614 people [3] . The dynamics of the population of the municipality by years:
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26,959 | 27 327 | 27,708 | 28 098 | 28 477 | 28,845 | 29,228 | 29 614 |
According to the 2005 census, men accounted for 51.2% of the population of Taras, women - 49.8%, respectively. Racially, whites and mestizos accounted for 54.5% of the city's population; Negroes , mulattoes and Raisals - 38.8%, Indians - 6.7% [4] . The literacy rate of the entire population was 74%.
Economics
The economy of Zaragoza is based on agricultural production , mining ( gold , silver ) and timber harvesting .
61.6% of the total number of urban and municipal enterprises are trade enterprises, 29.9% are service enterprises, 5.5% are industrial enterprises, 3% are enterprises of other sectors of the economy [4] .
Notes
- ↑ Zaragoza, Colombia Page . Fallingrain Global Gazetteer. Date of treatment September 9, 2013.
- ↑ Municipalities of Colombia . Statoids.com. Date of treatment September 9, 2013.
- ↑ Proyecciones de Población departamentales y municipales por área 2005 - 2020 (Spanish) . Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística. Date of treatment September 9, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 Censo General 2005. Perfil Zaragoza - Antioquia (Spanish) . Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica. Date of treatment September 9, 2013.