El Peñón ( Spanish: El Peñón ) is a city and municipality in northern Colombia , within the Bolivar Department.
| City | |||
| El Peñon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish El peñón | |||
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| A country |  Colombia | ||
| The Department | Bolivar | ||
| History and Geography | |||
| Founded | 1737 | ||
| Area | 327 km² | ||
| Center height | 20 m | ||
| Timezone | UTC − 5 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 9,484 people ( 2015 ) | ||
| Official language | Spanish | ||
| elpenon-bolivar.gov.co (Spanish) | |||
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Geographical location
- 3 population
- 4 Economics
- 5 notes
History
Before the arrival of the Spaniards, the territory of the municipality was inhabited by representatives of the Indian tribes of Malibu ( malibúes ) and Chimil . The settlement, from which the city later grew, was founded in 1737 and was originally called San Antonio del Peñón . The municipality of El Peñón was separated into a separate administrative unit in 1995 [1] .
Geographical position
The city is located in the eastern part of the department, on the left bank of the Magdalena River , approximately 226 kilometers southeast of the city of Cartagena , the administrative center of the department. The absolute height is 20 meters above sea level [2] .
The municipality of El Peñon borders on the west and southwest with the territory of the municipality of San Martin de Loba , in the southeast - with the municipality of Rechidor , in the northeast - with the territory of the department of César , in the north - with the territory of the department of Magdalena . The area of the municipality is 327 km² [1] .
Population
According to the National Administrative Department of Statistics of Colombia, the total population of the city and municipality in 2015 was 9,484 people [3] . The dynamics of the population of the municipality by years:
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7807 | 7931 | 8081 | 8231 | 8388 | 8552 | 8730 | 8914 | 9099 | 9291 | 9484 |
According to the 2005 census, men made up 54.1% of the population of El Peñón, women - 45.9%, respectively. Racially, whites and mestizos accounted for 98.9% of the city's population; Negroes , mulattoes and Raysals - 1%; Indians - 0.1% [4] . The literacy rate of the entire population was 82.9%.
Economics
59.3% of the total number of urban and municipal enterprises are trade enterprises, 27.1% are industrial enterprises, 13.6% are service enterprises [4] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Información general (Spanish) (inaccessible link - history ) . Alcaldía de El Peñón - Bolívar.
- ↑ El Penon, Colombia Page . Fallingrain Global Gazetteer.
- ↑ Proyecciones de Población departamentales y municipales por área 2005 - 2020 (Spanish) . Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística.
- ↑ 1 2 Censo General 2005. Perfil El Peñón - Bolívar (Spanish) . Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica.