Montelíbano | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality and town |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Pushpin Map: | Colombia |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Colombia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Colombia |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Córdoba Department |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | José David Cura |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1907 |
Area Total Km2: | 1551 |
Area Urban Km2: | 11.08 |
Population As Of: | 2020 est. |
Population Footnotes: | [1] [2] |
Population Total: | 90450 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 63689 |
Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | Montelíbanés |
Coordinates: | 7.975°N -75.4208°W |
Timezone: | Colombia Standard Time |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Elevation M: | 44 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 234001 |
Area Code: | 57 + 4 |
Website: | Official website |
Montelíbano is a town and municipality located in the Córdoba Department of Colombia. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Montelíbano.
Montelíbano is host of one of the largest ferronickel mines, the Cerro Matoso mine. The Company Cerro Matoso S.A. operates the mine site, as well as the associated smelter.
According to 2020 estimates, the population of Montelíbano was 90,450, with a population density of 58 persons per square kilometer.