Barbosa ( Spanish: Barbosa ) - a city and municipality in the north of Colombia , in the department of Antioquia . It is part of the Medellin metropolitan area.
| City | |||||
| Barbosa | |||||
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| Spanish Barbosa | |||||
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| A country |  Colombia | ||||
| The Department | Antioquia | ||||
| History and Geography | |||||
| Based | 1795 | ||||
| Square | 206 km² | ||||
| Center height | 1472 m | ||||
| Timezone | UTC − 5 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 47 719 people ( 2012 ) | ||||
| Official language | Spanish | ||||
| barbosa.areadigital.gov.co (Spanish) | |||||
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History
The settlement, from which the city later grew, was founded in 1795 . The municipality of Barbosa was separated into a separate administrative unit in 1812 .
Geographical position
The city is located in the central part of the department, on the right bank of the Porse River, approximately 27 kilometers northeast of Medellin , the administrative center of the department. The absolute height is 1472 meters above sea level [1] .
The municipality of Barbosa borders in the north with the municipality of Donmatias , in the east with the municipality of Santo Domingo , in the south with the municipalities of Concepcion and San Vicente , in the west with the municipality of Hirardot . The area of the municipality is 206 km² [2] .
Population
According to the National Administrative Department of Statistics of Colombia, the total population of the city and municipality in 2012 was 47,719 people [3] . The dynamics of the population of the municipality by years:
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42,439 | 43,127 | 43,887 | 44,647 | 45,414 | 46 173 | 46 951 | 47,719 |
According to the 2005 census, men accounted for 49.2% of the population of Barbosa, women - respectively, 50.8%. Racially, whites and mestizos accounted for 96% of the city's population; blacks , mulattoes and Raysals - 4% [4] . The literacy rate of the entire population was 89.8%.
Economics
The basis of the economy of Barbosa is pulp and paper and textile industries, as well as agricultural production and tourism.
49.6% of the total number of urban and municipal enterprises are trade enterprises, 38.8% are service enterprises, 10% are industrial enterprises, 1.6% are enterprises of other sectors of the economy [4] .
Notes
- ↑ Barbosa, Colombia Page . Fallingrain Global Gazetteer. Date of treatment December 28, 2013.
- ↑ Municipalities of Colombia . Statoids.com. Date of treatment December 28, 2013.
- ↑ Proyecciones de Población departamentales y municipales por área 2005 - 2020 (Spanish) . Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística. Date of treatment December 30, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 Censo General 2005. Perfil Barbosa - Antioquia (Spanish) (link not available) . Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica. Date of treatment December 30, 2013. Archived December 31, 2013.