Magangué Explained

Official Name:Magangué
Settlement Type:City
Nickname:City of the Rivers, Cosmopolitan City
Motto:"Wealth And Prosperity" / "Riqueza y Prosperidad"
Mapsize:300px
Pushpin Label:Magangué
Pushpin Map:Colombia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Colombia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name:Colombia
Subdivision Name1:Bolívar Department
Subdivision Name2:Caribbean
Government Type:Mayor and Secretary-General
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Carlos Emil Cabrales Isaac
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:April 10, 1610
Established Title2:Erection
Established Date2:February 13, 1813
Area Total Km2:1,568
Area Land Km2:1,043
Area Water Km2:525
Area Water Percent:33.48
Population As Of:2019 est.[1]
Population Total:123982
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank2 Title:Demonym
Population Blank2:Magangueleño(a) or Magueño(a)
Timezone:Colombia Standard Time
Utc Offset:-5
Coordinates:9.25°N -120°W
Elevation M:49

Magangué is a municipality of Colombia in the Department of Bolivar. The town is located in the Magdalena River; 20 km north of the mouth of the Cauca River, the Magdalena River. According to projections, the city has a population of over 198,000 inhabitants, becoming the twenty-seventh largest city in Colombia, with about 800,000 inhabitants in the Association Sabana Metropolitan, making it the eighth largest metropolitan area in Colombia. It is the second largest city of the Department, and the ninth largest of the Caribbean Region. Magangué was home to the country's largest port, now badly damaged by the problems of political corruption. It has been shown that the city has great national potential, due to its strategic location.

History

Studies and research are still in their infancy, there are only approaches and assumptions based on interpretations of the records left by some writers and settlers who came from Spain. Most of them assert that original population were indigenous belonging to the family Chimilas Carib language that inhabited the extensive river and lake region of Bolivar, Sucre, Magdalena and Cesar departments. The highest regional authority was the Chimilas Mompox and her chiefdoms: Maguey, Yati, or Simacoa Tacaloa, etc. Guazo. Indigenous had an average height of 1.65 meters, were more or less heavyset, had black hair, short legs, dark skin and short prominent nose. Despite speaking a language related to that of the Carib people, who were warlike and resisted the Spaniards, the Maguey were peaceful and docile. They mainly engaged in the farming of cassava and corn and were also experts in fishing and hunting. Both men and women engaged in these tasks.

Administrative divisions

The urban area is divided into an average of 50 to 70 neighborhoods, including:

The rural area is organized in 43 districts.

The major townships are:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Estimaciones de Población 1985 - 2005 y Proyecciones de Población 2005 - 2020 Total Municipal por Área (estimate) . . 20 June 2019.