Carolina del Principe ( Spanish: Carolina del Príncipe ), also known as Carolina [1] - a city and municipality in northern Colombia , in the Antioquia department. It is part of the North Antioquia subregion .
| City | |||||
| Carolina del principe | |||||
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| Spanish Carolina del príncipe | |||||
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| A country |  Colombia | ||||
| The Department | Antioquia | ||||
| History and Geography | |||||
| Based | 1787 | ||||
| Square | 166 km² | ||||
| Center height | 1761 m | ||||
| Timezone | UTC − 5 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 3,734 people ( 2012 ) | ||||
| Official language | Spanish | ||||
| carolinadelprincipe-antioquia.gov.co (Spanish) | |||||
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History
Before the arrival of the Spaniards in the territory of the municipality, the Indian tribe es: Nutabes lived. The settlement from which the city later grew was founded on January 1, 1787 . The municipality of Carolina del Principe was separated into a separate administrative unit in 1814 .
Geographical position
The city is located in the central part of the department, in the highlands of Central Cordillera , near the Miraflores reservoir, at a distance of approximately 55 kilometers northeast of Medellin , the administrative center of the department. The absolute height is 1761 meters above sea level [2] .
The municipality of Carolina del Principe borders in the north with the municipalities of Angostur and Guadalupe , in the west and south with the municipality of Santa Rosa de Osos , in the east with the municipality of Gomez Plata . The area of the municipality is 166 km² [3] .
Population
According to the National Administrative Department of Statistics of Colombia, the total population of the city and municipality in 2012 was 3,734 people [4] . The dynamics of the population of the municipality by years:
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3971 | 3943 | 3911 | 3871 | 3838 | 3802 | 3760 | 3734 |
According to the 2005 census, men accounted for 49.2% of the population of Carolina del Principe, women - respectively, 50.8%. Racially, whites and mestizos accounted for 99.4% of the city's population; blacks , mulattoes and Raisals - 0.6% [5] . The literacy rate of the entire population was 90%.
Economics
The economy of Carolina del Principe is based on agricultural production , lumber production and tourism .
62.6% of the total number of urban and municipal enterprises are trade enterprises, 28.5% are service enterprises, 8.1% are industrial enterprises, 0.8% are enterprises of other sectors of the economy [5] .
Notes
- ↑ Topographic maps of the General Staff
- ↑ Carolina, Colombia Page . Fallingrain Global Gazetteer. Date of treatment December 4, 2013.
- ↑ Municipalities of Colombia . Statoids.com. Date of treatment December 4, 2013.
- ↑ Proyecciones de Población departamentales y municipales por área 2005 - 2020 (Spanish) . Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística. Date of treatment December 5, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 Censo General 2005. Perfil Carolina - Antioquia (Spanish) . Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica. Date of treatment December 5, 2013.