San Cristobal ( Spanish: San Cristóbal ) is a city and municipality in northern Colombia , within the Bolivar Department.
| City | |||
| San cristobal | |||
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| Spanish San cristóbal | |||
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| A country |  Colombia | ||
| The Department | Bolivar | ||
| History and Geography | |||
| Square | 48 km² | ||
| Center height | 7 m | ||
| Timezone | UTC − 5 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 6,669 people ( 2015 ) | ||
| Official language | Spanish | ||
| sancristobal-bolivar.gov.co (Spanish) | |||
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Geographical position
The city is located in the northern part of the department, within the Caribbean lowland , on the west bank of , at a distance of about 42 kilometers east of the city of Cartagena , the administrative center of the department. The absolute height is 7 meters above sea level [1] . The municipality of San Cristobal borders in the west and southwest with the territory of the municipality of Soplaviento , in the southeast with the municipality of Kalamar , in the north and northeast with the territory of the Atlantico department. The area of the municipality is 48 km².
Population
According to the National Administrative Department of Statistics of Colombia, the total population of the city and municipality in 2015 was 6,669 people [2] . The dynamics of the population of the municipality by years:
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6561 | 6553 | 6563 | 6566 | 6581 | 6598 | 6607 | 6623 | 6643 | 6653 | 6669 |
According to the 2005 census, men made up 51.1% of the population of San Cristobal, women - 48.9%, respectively. Racially, whites and mestizos accounted for 72% of the city's population; Negroes , mulattoes and Raysals - 28% [3] . The literacy rate among the entire population was 86.6%.
Economics
77.8% of the total number of urban and municipal enterprises are trade enterprises, 14.8% are service enterprises, 3.7% are industrial enterprises, 3.7% are enterprises of other sectors of the economy [3] .
Notes
- ↑ San Cristóbal, 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 San Cristóbal - Bolívar (Spanish) . Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica.