Astrea, Colombia

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Location of the municipality and town of Astrea in the Cesar Department.

Astrea is a municipality and town of the Cesar Department in northern Colombia.[1]

1 History
2 Economy
3 Geography and climate
- 3.1 Sub-divisions
4 Festivals
5 References

[edit] History

Founded by a farmer named Martín Mier Barbosa in 1936 when a group of farmers from the Magdalena Department arrived seeking better pastures.[2] After the creation of the Cesar Department in 1964, only became a municipality until 1984.[3]

[edit] Economy

Ranching and agriculture are the main economic activity in the region having the town of Astrea as the main urban center of the municipality. Agricultural products are commercilized in the town such as; yuca, sesame, corn and common bean among others.

[edit] Geography and climate

The municipality of Astrea limits to the north with the municipality of El Paso and northewest with the Department of Magdalena; to the south with the municipality of Chiriguana. It has an extension of 580 sq. Kms. The average temperature through out the year is of 30°C.

[edit] Sub-divisions

Corregimientos

Arjona
San Pedro
Santa Cecilia
El Vallito

[edit] Festivals

Astrea celebrates the Día de San Antonio de Pádua (Saint Anthony of Pádua Day in the corregimiento of Arjona, every year on June 16. Astrea also celebrates a traditional feast honoring the Día de san Martín (St. Martin's Day) every November 11th.