Olaya ( Spanish: Olaya ) is a city and municipality in the west of Colombia , in the Antioquia department. It is part of the Western Antioquia subregion .
| City | |||
| Olaya | |||
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| Spanish Olaya | |||
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| A country |  Colombia | ||
| The Department | Antioquia | ||
| History and Geography | |||
| Founded | 1773 | ||
| Area | 160 km² | ||
| Center height | 743 m | ||
| Timezone | UTC − 5 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 3,132 people ( 2012 ) | ||
| Official language | Spanish | ||
| olaya-antioquia.gov.co (Spanish) | |||
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Geographical location
- 3 population
- 4 Economics
- 5 notes
History
The settlement from which the city later grew was founded on January 1, 1773 . The Olai Municipality was separated into a separate administrative unit in 1936 .
Geographical position
The city is located in the western part of the department, on the right bank of the Cauca River , about 44 kilometers northwest of Medellin , the administrative center of the department. The absolute height is 743 meters above sea level [1] .
The municipality of Olaya borders on the north with the municipality of Liborina , in the east - with the municipality of Belmira , in the south and southeast - with the municipality of Sopetran , in the west - with the municipality of Santa Fe de Antioquia . The area of the municipality is 160 km² [2] .
Population
According to the National Administrative Department of Statistics of Colombia, the total population of the city and municipality in 2012 was 3,132 people [3] . The dynamics of the population of the municipality by years:
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2916 | 2934 | 2965 | 2999 | 3032 | 3062 | 3100 | 3132 |
According to the 2005 census, men made up 51.8% of the Olai population, women - 48.2%, respectively. Racially, whites and mestizos accounted for 98.2% of the city's population; blacks , mulattoes and Raisals - 1.8% [4] . The literacy rate among the entire population was 80.6%.
Economics
The basis of the Olai economy is agricultural production .
50.6% of the total number of urban and municipal enterprises are trade enterprises, 43.4% are service enterprises, 6% are industrial enterprises [4] .
Notes
- ↑ Olaya, Colombia Page . Fallingrain Global Gazetteer. Date of treatment March 9, 2014.
- ↑ Municipalities of Colombia . Statoids.com. Date of treatment March 9, 2014.
- ↑ Proyecciones de Población departamentales y municipales por área 2005 - 2020 (Spanish) . Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística. Date of treatment March 4, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 Censo General 2005. Perfil Olaya - Antioquia (Spanish) . Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica. Date of treatment March 9, 2014.