Sabanagrande ( Spanish Sabanagrande ) is a city and municipality in the north of Colombia , in the territory of the department of Atlantico .
| City | |||
| Sabanagrande | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| isp. Sabanagrande | |||
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| A country |  Colombia | ||
| Department | Atlantico | ||
| History and geography | |||
| Based | 1704 | ||
| Square | 43 km² | ||
| Center height | 4 m | ||
| Timezone | UTC-5 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 31,678 people ( 2015 ) | ||
| Official language | Spanish | ||
| sabanagrande-atlantico.gov.co (Spanish) | |||
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History
The settlement from which the city later grew was founded December 12, 1704 [1] . The municipality of Sabanagrande was separated into a separate administrative unit in 1857.
Geographical position
The city is located in the eastern part of the department, within the Caribbean lowland , west of the Magdalena river, approximately 15 kilometers south-southeast (SSE) from the city of Barranquilla , the administrative center of the department. The absolute height is 4 meters above sea level [2] . The municipality of Sabanagrande is bordered in the north by the territory of the municipality of Malambo , in the west by the municipality of Polonuevo , in the south by the municipality of Santo Tomas , in the east by the territory of the department of Magdalena . The area of the municipality is 43 km² [1] .
Population
According to the National Administrative Department of Statistics of Colombia, the total population of the city and municipality in 2015 was 31,678 people [3] . The dynamics of the population of the municipality by year:
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 399 | 25,975 | 26,566 | 27 182 | 27,796 | 28,421 | 29,054 | 29,707 | 30 362 | 31 009 | 31,678 |
According to the 2005 census, men made up 50.8% of the population of Sabanagrande, women - respectively, 49.2%. Racially whites and mestizos accounted for 99.9% of the city’s population; Blacks , mulattoes, and Riesale - 0.1% [4] . The literacy rate of the entire population was 88.1%.
Economy
The economy of Sabanagrande is agriculture [1] .
53.7% of the total number of urban and municipal enterprises are enterprises of the trade sector, 36.8% - enterprises of the service sector, 7.8% - industrial enterprises, 1.6% - enterprises of other sectors of the economy [4] .
Transportation
Through the city passes the national highway number 25 ( Spanish. Ruta Nacional 25 ).
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Información general (Spanish) . Alcaldía de Sabanagrande - Atlántico.
- ↑ Sabanagrande, Colombia Page (English) . 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 Sabanagrande - Atlántico (Spanish) . Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica.