El Carmen de Bolívar

El Carmen de Bolívar
Municipality and town

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Location of the municipality and town of El Carmen de Bolívar in the Bolívar Department of Colombia
El Carmen de Bolívar

Location in Colombia

Coordinates: 9°43′N 75°08′W / 9.717°N 75.133°W / 9.717; -75.133
Country  Colombia
Department Bolívar Department
Founded 1776
Area
  Municipality and town 954 km2 (368 sq mi)
Elevation 197 m (646 ft)
Population (2015)
  Municipality and town 159,987
  Density 170/km2 (430/sq mi)
  Urban 143,039
Demonym(s) Carmero
Area code(s) 57 + 5
Website Official website (in Spanish)

El Carmen de Bolivar is a municipality in the department of Bolivar, Colombia, 114 km southeast of Cartagena, in the mountain system of the Serrania de San Jacinto, near the Colombian Caribbean coast.

History

This area was initially inhabited by the Native American tribes of Malibúes, Farotos and Piletas, was later conquered and colonized by the Spanish naming it sitio de Nuestra Señora del Carmen or "Our Lady of El Carmen site" in 1776 by a Spanish officer named Antonio de La Torre y Miranda and under the orders of Juan de Torrezal Díaz de Pimienta, Governor of Cartagena of Indies.

Geography

The municipality of El Carmen de Bolivar is located south of the municipality of San Jacinto, north of the municipality of Ovejas, Sucre west of the municipalities of Zambrano and Córdoba and east of the municipality of San Onofre, Sucre, covering a total area of 954 km².

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Coordinates: 9°43′N 75°08′W / 9.717°N 75.133°W / 9.717; -75.133

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