Arjona, Bolívar Explained

Arjona
Nickname:La tierra del bollo de mazorca
Settlement Type:Municipality and town
Pushpin Map:Colombia
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Colombia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Colombia
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1: Bolívar Department
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Gustavo Perez
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1775
Area Total Km2:589.6
Area Urban Km2:7.05
Population As Of:2018 census
Population Total:69503
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:55134
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Arjonero
Coordinates:10.2586°N -75.3461°W
Elevation M:63
Area Code:57 + 5
Website:Official website

Arjona is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia, about 30 km southeast of Cartagena de Indias.

Its primary activity is farming and producing the main recognized product, called Bollo by native people from there.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/colombia/bolivar/13052__arjona/ Citypopulation.de