Floresta ( Spanish: Floresta ) is a small town and municipality in central Colombia , within the Boyaca department. It is part of the province of Tundama .
| City | |||||
| Floresta | |||||
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| Spanish Floresta | |||||
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| A country |  Colombia | ||||
| The Department | Boyaca | ||||
| History and Geography | |||||
| Founded | 1810 | ||||
| Area | 85 km² | ||||
| Center height | 2503 m | ||||
| Timezone | UTC − 5 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 4,523 people ( 2015 ) | ||||
| Official language | Spanish | ||||
| floresta-boyaca.gov.co (Spanish) | |||||
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Geographical location
- 3 population
- 4 Economics
- 5 notes
History
The settlement from which the city later grew was founded in 1810. The municipality of Florest was separated into a separate administrative unit in 1818.
Geographical position
The city is located in the northeast of the central part of the department, in the highlands of Eastern Cordillera , west of the Chikamocha River, approximately 55 kilometers northeast of the city of Tunja , the administrative center of the department. The absolute height is 2503 meters above sea level [1] .
The municipality of Florest borders in the north with the territory of the municipality of Serins , in the northeast - with the municipality of Betheitiva , in the east - with the municipalities of Busbansa and Corrales , in the south - with the municipality of Nobsa , in the west - with the municipality of Santa Rosa de Viterbo . The area of the municipality is 85 km² [2] .
Population
According to the National Administrative Department of Statistics of Colombia, the total population of the city and municipality in 2015 was 4,523 people [3] . The dynamics of the population of the municipality by years:
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4884 | 4855 | 4825 | 4793 | 4759 | 4724 | 4687 | 4649 | 4608 | 4567 | 4523 |
According to the 2005 census, men made up 47.2% of the population of Floresti, women - 52.8%, respectively. Racially, the entire population of the city was white and mestizo [4] . The literacy rate of the entire population was 87.3%.
Economics
63% of the total number of urban and municipal enterprises are trade enterprises, 19.5% are industrial enterprises, 13% are service enterprises, 4.5% are enterprises of other sectors of the economy [4] .
Notes
- ↑ Floresta . GeoNames.
- ↑ Información general (Spanish) . Alcaldía de Floresta - Boyacá.
- ↑ Proyecciones de Población departamentales y municipales por área 2005 - 2020 (Spanish) . Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística.
- ↑ 1 2 Censo General 2005. Perfil Floresta - Boyacá (Spanish) . Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica.