Hatillo de Loba ( Spanish: Hatillo de Loba ) is a city and municipality in northern Colombia , in the territory of the Bolivar department.
| City | |||
| Hatillo de Loba | |||
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| isp. Hatillo de loba | |||
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| A country |  Colombia | ||
| Department | Bolivar | ||
| History and geography | |||
| Based | 1745 | ||
| Square | 426 km² | ||
| Center height | 18 m | ||
| Timezone | UTC-5 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 11,971 people ( 2015 ) | ||
| Official language | Spanish | ||
| hatillodeloba-bolivar.gov.co (isp.) | |||
History
Prior to 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 1745. The municipality of Hatillo de Loba was separated into a separate administrative unit in 1988. [1]
Geographical position
The city is located in the central part of the department, on the right bank of the Lob’s branch of the Magdalena River , approximately 218 kilometers southeast of the city of Cartagena , the administrative center of the department. The absolute height is 18 meters above sea level [2] .
The municipality of Hatillo de Loba consists of two parts (east and west), separated by the territory of the municipality of Margarita . The western part of the municipality borders the territory of the municipality of San Fernando in the north and north-west, the municipality of Pinillos in the south and south-west, and the municipality of Margarita in the east. The eastern part is bordered in the north-west by the territory of the municipality of Margarita, in the south-west by the municipality of Barranco de Loba , in the south-east by the municipality of San Martin de Loba , in the northeast by the territory of the Magdalena department. The area of the municipality is 426 km ² [1] .
Population
According to the National Administrative Department of Statistics of Colombia, the total population of the city and municipality in 2015 was 11,971 people [3] . The dynamics of the population of the municipality by year:
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11,470 | 11,506 | 11,545 | 11,588 | 11,633 | 11,681 | 11,733 | 11,788 | 11,846 | 11 907 | 11,971 |
According to the 2005 census, men made up 53.3% of the population of Hatillo de Loba, women - respectively 46.7%. Racially whites and mestizos accounted for 72.2% of the city’s population; Negroes , mulattos and Raisalets - 27.8% [4] . The literacy rate of the entire population was 72.9%.
Economy
The economy of Hatillo de Loba is based on fishing , aquaculture and agriculture [1] .
52.4% of the total number of urban and municipal enterprises are trade enterprises, 37.1% are service enterprises, 9.1% are industrial enterprises, 1.4% are service enterprises [4] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Información general (isp.) (Inaccessible link is history ) . Alcaldía de Hatillo de Loba - Bolívar.
- ↑ Hatillo de Loba, Colombia Page (eng.) . Fallingrain Global Gazetteer.
- Ye Proyecciones de Población departamentales y municipales por área 2005 - 2020 (Spanish) . Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística.
- ↑ 1 2 Censo General 2005. Perfil Hatillo de Loba - Bolívar (Spanish) . Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica.