La Florida, Nariño Explained

La Florida, Nariño
Settlement Type:Municipality and town
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Colombia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Colombia
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Nariño Department
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:139
Population As Of:Census 2018[2]
Population Total:9047
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Colombia Standard Time
Utc Offset:-5

La Florida (pronounced as /es/) is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia.

The village of La Florida was founded on 11 November 1820 under the original name of Mombuco which means "small valley". It was founded by Juan Meneses and formed part of the dioceses of San Bartholome of Matituy. It was renamed in 1843 to the name of La Florida.

Its current population is of 25,529.

References

1.3017°N -77.4106°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Municipalities of Colombia. statoids. 10 May 2020.
  2. Web site: Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018. DANE. es . 10 May 2020.