Codazzi

Codazzi
Codazzi

Flag
Location of the municipality and town of Codazzi in the Department of Cesar.
Codazzi is located in Colombia
Codazzi
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 10°2′N 74°14′W / 10.033°N 74.233°W / 10.033; -74.233
Country  Colombia
Region Caribbean
Department Cesar
Foundation 1784
Government
 - Mayor Jesús Suárez
(Radical Change)[1]
Area
 - Total 1,740 km2 (671.8 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 - Total 65,300
  [2][3]
Website
agustincodazzi-cesar.gov.co/

Agustín Codazzi or Codazzi, is a city and municipality of the Department of Cesar. It was founded in 1784 by the Spanish Captain Salvador Felix de Arias with the name of El Pueblito del Espiritu Santo but later renamed after the Italian cartographer, Giovanni Battista Agostino Codazzi, who died in this place in 1859. Its located by the Serrania del Perija covering some of the area pertaining to the valley of the Cesar River.

In 1958 was proclaimed municipality due to its rapid population increase in the 1950s and 1960s triggered by an agricultural boom of cotton, that attracted people searching for jobs from many departments of Colombia; mainly from Tolima, Huila, Santander, North Santander, Antioquia, Cundinamarca, Bolivar and Magdalena.

When this boom ended the agroindustry opted for other products like Palm, Sugar Cane, liquors and milk products. In 2005 the municipality of Codazzi had approximately 52,219 inhabitants.[2]

Contents

Geography

The municipality of Codazzi is located on the northeastern area of the Department of Cesar bordering to the north with the municipality of Los Robles La Paz; to the east with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, to the south with the municipality of Becerril and to the west with the municipality of El Paso covering a total area of 1,740 km² (671.8 sq mi).

The municipality covers a portion of the valley between the Magdalena River (west) and the Serrania del Perija (east), the Casacará River (south) and the Sicarare River (north). The eastern region of the municipality of Codazzi is rugged and numerous rivers and creeks are born in the mountains of the Serrania del Perija and reaching an altitude over sea level of 3,000 m. The main rivers are the Casacara, Fernanmbuco, Magiriaimo and Sicarare. The plains on the western side of the municipality are covered by the Magdalena river and its basin.[4]

Climate

Climate varies slightly in the region by altitude depending on the mountains altitude. The municipality has two rainy season and two dry seasons throughout the year averaging a temperature between the 18°C and 28°C.[5]

History

It was founded in 1700 by the Spanish Captain Salvador Felix de Arias with the name of El Pueblito del Espiritu Santo but later renamed after the Italian cartographer, Giovanni Battista Agostino Codazzi, who died in this same place in 1859.[6]

Felix de Arias had been sent by the Governor of Santa Marta to appease the indigenous Coyaimas-Chimilas and establish good relations with these after the initial conquest attempts.[6]

The area became part of the municipality of Los Robles La Paz until 1935 when it was proclaimed a municipality and segregated after the lobbying of a priest named Leandro Maria de Algezàres.[6] The territory was later restructured and Codazzi downgraded to corregimiento.

In 1958 was proclaimed a municipality once again due to its rapid population increase in the 1950s and 1960s triggered by an agricultural boom of cotton, that attracted people searching for jobs from many departments of Colombia; mainly from Tolima, Huila, Santander, North Santander, Antioquia, Cundinamarca, Bolivar and Magdalena.[6]

Politics

Administrative divisions

The municipality of Codazzi has 4 corregimientos and 45 veredas, and the municipality seat has 32 neighborhoods:[7]

Corregimientos

  • Casacara
  • Llerasca
  • San Jacinto
  • Sicarare

Veredas

  • La Aguacatera
  • Agua bonita
  • Alto Sicarare
  • Arroyo Seco
  • Los Manguitos
  • Fernambuco Medio
  • Zorro Cuco
  • La Europa
  • Punta Arrecha
  • Candela Abajo
  • Coco Solo
  • Candela
  • Caño Frio
  • El Paraiso
  • El Once
  • Espíritu Santo
  • El Milagro
  • El Zaino
  • Iroka
  • Loma fresca
  • La Duda
  • Buenos Aires
  • Begoña
  • Caño Seco
  • La Palizada
  • Las Vegas
  • La Sonora
  • La Frontera
  • Nueve de Abril
  • Makencal
  • San Jacinto
  • Sicarare Medio
  • Sicarare Bajo
  • San Miguel
  • Siete de Agosto
  • El Pozón
  • Platanal
  • Fernambuco
  • Terranova
  • La Hondina
  • La Esperanza
  • La Iberia
  • Hoyo Caliente
  • Carrizal
  • Guamal





Neighborhoods

  • Atanasio Giralrdot
  • Aida Quintero
  • Buenos Aires
  • El Bosque
  • El Centro
  • El Carmen
  • El Tesorro
  • El Socorro
  • Las Delicias
  • La Antillana
  • Las Flores
  • Martinez Barboza
  • Primero de Mayo
  • Camilo Torres
  • 15 de Noviembre
  • San Vicente
  • San Ramón
  • Santa María
  • San José
  • El Estadio
  • Santa Rita
  • José Antonio Galán
  • Villa Esther
  • Las Palmeras
  • Barrio Nuevo
  • El Juguete
  • Los Laureles
  • Machiques
  • Las Margaritas
  • El Obrero
  • La Frontera Uno
  • La Frontera Dos





Twin cities

  • ItalyLugo, Italy

References

External links

Coordinates: 10°2′N 73°14′W / 10.033°N 73.233°W / 10.033; -73.233


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Codazzi — ist der Name folgender Personen: Agostino Codazzi (1793–1859), italienischer und kolumbischer Militär, Geograf und Kartograf Delfino Codazzi (1824–1873), italienischer Mathematiker Codazzi ist der Name folgender Orte: Codazzi, Kurzname für… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Codazzi — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Codazzi peut faire référence à : Patronymes Delfino Codazzi (7 mars 1824 – 21 juillet 1873), mathématicien italien; Agostino Codazzi (12 juillet 1793 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Codazzi (disambiguation) — Codazzi may refer to: Codazzi, Colombian town in the Cesar Department. Agostino Codazzi, Italian military, veteran of Napoleonic Wars, scientist, geographer and cartographer. Delfino Codazzi, Italian mathematician. This page or section lists… …   Wikipedia

  • Codazzi (paroisse civile) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Codazzi. Codazzi Symboles …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Agustín Codazzi — Para otros usos de este término, véase Agustín Codazzi (desambiguación). Agustín Codazzi …   Wikipedia Español

  • Agustín Codazzi (Cesar) — Agustín Codazzi Bandera …   Wikipedia Español

  • Agostino Codazzi — Giovanni Battista Agostino Codazzi (1793 1859), (alternatively known in Latin America as Agustín Codazzi) was an Italian military, scientist, geographer and cartographer. He made his main investigations and cartographic work in Venezuela and… …   Wikipedia

  • Gauss–Codazzi equations — In Riemannian geometry, the Gauss–Codazzi–Mainardi equations are fundamental equations in the theory of embedded hypersurfaces in a Euclidean space, and more generally submanifolds of Riemannian manifolds. They also have applications for embedded …   Wikipedia

  • Agustín Codazzi — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Codazzi. 10° 02′ 00″ N 73° 14′ 00″ W / …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Équations de Gauss-Codazzi — En géométrie riemannienne, les équations de Gauss Codazzi Mainardi sont des équations fondamentales dans le cadre de la théorie des hypersurfaces plongées dans un espace euclidien, et plus généralement des sous variétés d une variété riemannienne …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”