Pueblorrico | |
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Municipality and town | |
Coordinates: 5°47′26″N 75°50′26″W / 5.79056°N 75.84056°W | |
Country | Colombia |
Department | Antioquia Department |
Subregion | Southwestern |
Population (2018) | |
• Municipality and town | 8,664 |
• Urban | 4,450 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Pueblorrico is a municipality in Colombia, located in the southwest subregion of the Department of Antioquia. It borders the municipalities of Salgar and Tarso to the north, Jericó to the east, Andes to the south, and Ciudad Bolívar and Hispania to the west.
In 1540, a Spanish lieutenant from the conquering troop of Marshal Jorge Robledo was tasked with exploring the territories along the Cauca River, starting from the city of Arma towards the north. This expedition explored a large area of what is now known as Southwest Antioquia, including the lands of present-day Pueblorrico.
In 1825, a group of settlers from the city of Medellín, led by Gabriel Echeverri, offered to purchase vast lands in this area from the government, successfully negotiating the transaction. Subsequently, another settler named Santiago Santamaría inherited the land.
Around 1869, the locality was designated as a corregimiento (subdivision) and later, in 1907, as a parish.
In 1911, it separated from the municipality of Jericó and was designated as a municipal fraction. Despite attempts to rename the district, the name Pueblorrico persisted through generations, apparently because the first Spanish conquerors who set foot on the land found indigenous people with considerable amounts of gold and named it accordingly.
Pueblorrico boasts beautiful landscapes, several picturesque streams, and access to a natural reserve. [1]
The municipality has 22 districts, which are:
Year | Population | ±% |
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1912 | 11,168 | — |
1938 | 10,431 | −6.6% |
1951 | 10,908 | +4.6% |
1964 | 8,634 | −20.8% |
1973 | 7,428 | −14.0% |
1985 | 9,575 | +28.9% |
1993 | 10,420 | +8.8% |
2005 | 8,294 | −20.4% |
2018 | 8,664 | +4.5% |
According to the figures presented by DANE from the 2005 census, the ethnic composition of the municipality is:
Pueblorrico | |
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Municipality and town | |
Coordinates: 5°47′26″N 75°50′26″W / 5.79056°N 75.84056°W | |
Country | Colombia |
Department | Antioquia Department |
Subregion | Southwestern |
Population (2018) | |
• Municipality and town | 8,664 |
• Urban | 4,450 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Pueblorrico is a municipality in Colombia, located in the southwest subregion of the Department of Antioquia. It borders the municipalities of Salgar and Tarso to the north, Jericó to the east, Andes to the south, and Ciudad Bolívar and Hispania to the west.
In 1540, a Spanish lieutenant from the conquering troop of Marshal Jorge Robledo was tasked with exploring the territories along the Cauca River, starting from the city of Arma towards the north. This expedition explored a large area of what is now known as Southwest Antioquia, including the lands of present-day Pueblorrico.
In 1825, a group of settlers from the city of Medellín, led by Gabriel Echeverri, offered to purchase vast lands in this area from the government, successfully negotiating the transaction. Subsequently, another settler named Santiago Santamaría inherited the land.
Around 1869, the locality was designated as a corregimiento (subdivision) and later, in 1907, as a parish.
In 1911, it separated from the municipality of Jericó and was designated as a municipal fraction. Despite attempts to rename the district, the name Pueblorrico persisted through generations, apparently because the first Spanish conquerors who set foot on the land found indigenous people with considerable amounts of gold and named it accordingly.
Pueblorrico boasts beautiful landscapes, several picturesque streams, and access to a natural reserve. [1]
The municipality has 22 districts, which are:
Year | Population | ±% |
---|---|---|
1912 | 11,168 | — |
1938 | 10,431 | −6.6% |
1951 | 10,908 | +4.6% |
1964 | 8,634 | −20.8% |
1973 | 7,428 | −14.0% |
1985 | 9,575 | +28.9% |
1993 | 10,420 | +8.8% |
2005 | 8,294 | −20.4% |
2018 | 8,664 | +4.5% |
According to the figures presented by DANE from the 2005 census, the ethnic composition of the municipality is: