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| Country | Colombia | ||
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| Region | Caribbean | ||
| Department | Magdalena | ||
| Foundation | 1885 | ||
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| - Total | 1,755 km² (677. In Political geography and International politics, a country is a Political division of a geographical entity Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. Because of its natural structure Colombia can be divided into six very distinct Natural regions. The Caribbean Region or Caribbean Coast Region is a natural region of Colombia mainly composed of eight Departments located contiguous to Colombia is a unitary republic conformed by thirty-two departments ( Spanish: departamentos, sing Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2005) | |||
| - Total | 34,929 | ||
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| Website: www.aracataca-magdalena.gov.co |
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Aracataca (colloquially sometimes referred to as "Cataca") is a municipality located in the Department of Magdalena, Colombia's Caribbean Region. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Colombia is a unitary republic conformed by thirty-two departments ( Spanish: departamentos, sing Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. The Caribbean Region or Caribbean Coast Region is a natural region of Colombia mainly composed of eight Departments located contiguous to Aracata is a river town founded in 1885. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The town stands beside the river of the same name, the Aracataca River that flows from the near by Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range into the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta. The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta is an isolated mountain range apart from the Andes chain that runs through Colombia. The Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta ( Spanish for Large Marsh of Saint Martha) is the largest of the swampy Marshes located between the Magdalena Aracataca is located some 80 km south of the Department capital Santa Marta. Santa Marta is a city and municipality located in northern Colombia by the Caribbean sea and the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains capital of
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Geography and climate
The municipality borders to the north with the municipalities of Zona Bananera, Santa Marta and Cienaga, to the east with the Cesar Department, to the south wi the municipality of Fundación, and to the west with the municipalities of El Retén and Pueblo Viejo. Zona Bananera is a municipality of the Magdalena Department in northern Colombia. Santa Marta is a city and municipality located in northern Colombia by the Caribbean sea and the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains capital of Ciénaga is a municipality and village in the Magdalena Department, Colombia, second largest population center in this department after the city of Santa Fundación is a town and municipality of the Colombian Department of Magdalena. El Retén is a town and municipality of the Magdalena Department in northern Colombia. Puebloviejo is a town and municipality of the Colombian Department of Magdalena.
Aracataca's climate is tropical: warm and humid year-round.
History
Aracata was founded in 1885. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common It achieved the status of municipality in 1912 , separated from the municipality of Pueblo Viejo. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Puebloviejo is a town and municipality of the Colombian Department of Magdalena.
On June 25, 2006, a referendum to rename the town "Aracataca-Macondo" failed due to a low turnout. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [2][3]
Politics
Administrative divisions
Rural
Corregimientos
- Buenos Aires
- Cauca
- Sampues
- La Fuente.
Veredas
Aracataca contains 13 veredas:
- Tehobromina
- El Torito
- Macaraquilla
- La escondida
- Bocatoma
- La Ribiera
- La Fuente
- Cerro Azul
- El Volante
- El porvenir
- Marimonda
Caserios
Aracataca has 3 caseríos:
- Serankua
- Yechikin
- Dwanawimaku
Urban
Neighborhoods
The town of Aracataca has 33 Barrios: La Esperanza, La esmeralda, Zacapita, 2 de febrero, 20 de Julio, Ayacucho, Nariño, Loma Fresca, 7 de Agosto, El Carmen, Cataquita, Macondo, El Suiche, El Pradito, 11 de Noviembre, 7 de Abril, Ciudadela macondo, San José, Base, Marujita, Las delicias, Centro, Boston, El Porvenir, 1 de Mayo, Galán, San Martín, Bello Horizonte, Raíces, Macondo, Villa del Río I y II.
Economy
Aracataca relies heavily on agriculture mainly producing Oil palm, rice, cotton, sugar cane, common bean, plantain, bananas, yuca, tomato and on livestock raising like cattle, equines, mules, donkeys, domesticated birds, goats and porks. The oil palms ( Elaeis) comprise two species of the Arecaceae, or palm family Rice is a Cereal foodstuff which forms an important part of the diet of many people worldwide and as such it is a staple food for many Cotton is a soft staple Fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant ( Gossypium sp Sugarcane ( Saccharum) is a genus of 6 to 37 species (depending on taxonomic interpretation of tall perennial grasses (family Poaceae tribe Andropogoneae The plantain is a crop in the genus Musa and is generally used for cooking in contrast to the soft sweet Banana (which is sometimes called the For the fruit see Banana. For other meanings see Banana (disambiguation. The cassava, yuca, manioc, or mandioca ( Manihot esculenta) is a woody Shrub of the Euphorbiaceae (spurge family native The tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum, syn Lycopersicon lycopersicum) is a herbaceous usually sprawling plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family Livestock is the term used to refer (singularly or plurally to a Domesticated Animal intentionally reared in an agricultural setting to produce such as Food Domestication (from Latin domesticus) refers to the process whereby a Population of Animals Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. Commerce represents another form of income and is mostly done informally, especially by the main highway to Santa Marta where large lines of stands selling beach towels are placed.
Transportation
Transportation in and around Aracataca is mainly done over land since the rivers are not navigatable and there are a few small rudimentary airfields used by small aircraft for agricultural fummigations. The municipality and town are crossed by the Highway 45 that extends from Santa Marta, crosses Aracataca, Fundación, El Copey, Bosconia, Curumani into the Cesar Department and turns south towards the Colombian Andean Region. Santa Marta is a city and municipality located in northern Colombia by the Caribbean sea and the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains capital of Fundación is a town and municipality of the Colombian Department of Magdalena. El Copey is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Cesar. Bosconia is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Cesar. Curumaní is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Cesar. Paisa Region The Andes mountains form the most populated region of Colombia and contain the majority of the country's urban centres The railway no longer works for public transportation, it is used almost exclusively to transport Coal from the region of La Loma in Central Cesar Department to the Port of Santa Marta. There are several small companies that offer inter-municipal and inter-departamental transportation on medium-size buses, minivans and taxi cabs. A minivan, multi-purpose vehicle (abbreviated MPV) people-carrier, people-mover or multi-utility vehicle (shortened
Culture
Festivities
Aracatacans celebrate the Roman Catholic tradition of Three Kings on January 6 of every year, Carnivals and the holy week between February and March, a cultural week, The Festival of the Unedited Song (Festival de la Canción Inédita), The municipality's anniversary in April and the River Festival (Festival del Río). "Three Kings" or "Three Wise Men" redirects here Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King The Carnival in Colombia was introduced by the Spaniards The Colombian carnival has incorporated elements from European culture, and has managed to syncretise Holy Week ( Latin: Hebdomada Sancta or Maior Hebdomada, "Greater Week" in Christianity is the last week before Easter.
In popular culture
- The town is the birthplace of Nobel Prize Winning author Gabriel García Márquez and is widely recognized as the model for the mythical "Macondo", the central village in García Márquez's masterpiece, One Hundred Years of Solitude. Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez (born March 6 1927 is a Colombian Macondo is a fictional town described in Gabriel García Márquez 's Novel One Hundred Years of Solitude. One Hundred Years of Solitude (Cien años de soledad is a novel by Nobel Prize winning Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez that was first
References
- ^ (Spanish) DANE 2005 Census: Aracataca
- ^ Macondo seguirá siendo un pueblo imaginario — Spanish language news article.
- ^ Marquez town rebuffs Macondo name — BBC News article, 26 June 2006. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire.
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