Otanche ( Spanish: Otanche ) is a city and municipality in central Colombia , within the Boyaca department. Included in Western provinces .
| City | |||
| Otanche | |||
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| Spanish Otanche | |||
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| A country |  Colombia | ||
| The Department | Boyaca | ||
| History and Geography | |||
| Founded | 1960 | ||
| Area | 512 km² | ||
| Center height | 1147 m | ||
| Timezone | UTC − 5 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 10 660 people ( 2015 ) | ||
| Official language | Spanish | ||
| otanche-boyaca.gov.co (Spanish) | |||
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Geographical location
- 3 population
- 4 Economics
- 5 Transport
- 6 notes
History
The city was founded on November 17, 1960 [1] .
Geographical position
The city is located in the western part of the department, in the highlands of Eastern Cordillera , approximately 90 kilometers west-north-west (WNW) from Tunha , the administrative center of the department. The absolute height is 1147 meters above sea level [2] . The municipality of Otanche borders in the northwest with the territory of the municipality of Puerto Boyac , in the northeast with the municipality of Pauna , in the east with the municipality of San Pablo de Borbor , in the southeast with the municipality of Muso , in the south with the municipality Kipama , in the north - with the territory of the Department of Santander , in the south-west - with the territory of the Department of Kundinamarca . The area of the municipality is 512 km² [1] .
Population
According to the National Administrative Department of Statistics of Colombia, the total population of the city and municipality in 2015 was 10,660 people [3] . The dynamics of the population of the municipality by years:
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 463 | 10 490 | 10 515 | 10 538 | 10 560 | 10 581 | 10 599 | 10 617 | 10 633 | 10 647 | 10 660 |
According to the 2005 census, men made up 52.8% of the Otanche population, women - 47.2%, respectively. Racially, whites and mestizos accounted for 97.1% of the city's population; Negroes , mulattoes and Raysals - 2.9% [4] . The literacy rate of the entire population was 82.9%.
Economics
The basis of the economy of Otanche is agriculture [1] and mining (emeralds and coal).
55.3% of the total number of urban and municipal enterprises are trade enterprises, 38% are service enterprises, 6.3% are industrial enterprises, 0.4% are enterprises of other sectors of the economy [4] .
Transport
National Highway 60 passes through the city ( Spanish: Ruta Nacional 60 ).
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Información general (Spanish) . Alcaldía de Otanche - Boyacá.
- ↑ Otanche, 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 Otanche - Boyacá (Spanish) . Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica.