Apartadó Explained

Apartadó
Settlement Type:Municipality and city
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map:Colombia
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Colombia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Colombia
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1: Antioquia Department
Subdivision Type2:Subregion
Subdivision Name2:Urabá
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Jose David Rangel Sangano
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1907
Area Total Km2:535.2
Area Urban Km2:5.91
Population As Of:2020 est.
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:127744
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:107271
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Apartadoseños
Coordinates:7.8833°N -114°W
Timezone:Colombia Standard Time
Utc Offset:-5
Elevation M:30
Area Code:57 + 4
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Af
Website:Official website

Apartadó (pronounced as /es/) is a small city and municipality in the Antioquia Department, Colombia. It is part of the Urabá sub-region.

"Apartadó" means "river of plantains" in the local Indian language. The city is located near the Atlantic Ocean in the Gulf of Urabá, the economy is based in bananas, plantain, corn, cassava, cocoa, wood and livestock. The mean maximum temperature is 30C and the relative humidity is above 80% all year round.

Apartadó is divided in 48 neighborhoods, and here is the best high school of the region of Urabá Antioquia. Today, the government is stimulating industrialization because it is near the Caribbean Sea and to the center of the country.The municipality had a population of 127,744 in 2020.

Climate

Apartadó has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

Transportation

The city is served by Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport, with service on three commercial airlines.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.citypopulation.de/en/colombia/admin/antioguia/05045/ Citypopulation.de