Astrea, Colombia

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map_caption = Location of the municipality and town of Astrea in the Department of Cesar.
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = Region
subdivision_type2 = Department
subdivision_name = Colombia
subdivision_name1 = Caribbean
subdivision_name2 = Cesar
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Edgar Orlando Barrios
(Radical Change) [ [http://www.interpolitico.com/noticias//noticia.php?cid=1&nid=344 es icon Interpolitico.com: Mayors of Cesar - 2008-2011] ]
established_title = Foundation
established_date = 1936
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population_note = [ [http://www.colombiassh.org/site/IMG/png/demografia.pngColombiassh.org: Census 2005: Astrea] ] [ [http://www.dane.gov.co/files/censo2005/regiones/cesar/astrea.pdf es icon DANE 2005 Census: Astrea] ]
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[http://astrea-cesar.gov.co/sitio.shtml astrea-cesar.gov.co]
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Astrea is a municipality and town of the Department of Cesar in northern Colombia. [ [http://www.gobcesar.gov.co/infonoticia.asp?idnot=979 es icon Government of Cesar: Astrea] ]

Geography

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 km². The average temperature through out the year is of 30 °C.

The region is part of the geological Zambrano formation, formed in the Neogene presenting a gray-greenish clay. [ [http://ssiglims.igac.gov.co/ssigl/geoportal_de_colombia/galeria_icde/ICDE/INGEOMINAS/DEPARTAMENTALES/Cesar.pdf es icon Agustin Codazzi Geographic Institute: Geological Map of Cesar] ]

History

Founded by a farmer named Martín Mier Barbosa in 1936 when a group of farmers from the Department of Magdalena arrived seeking better pastures. [ [http://www.gobcesar.gov.co/infonoticia.asp?idnot=979 es icon Government of Cesar: Astrea] ]

After the creation of the Department of Cesar in 1964 Astrea became a corregimiento of the municipality of Chimichagua. On November 26, 1984 Astrea segregated from Chimichagua and became a municipality of the Department of Cesar by Ordinance 013 of 1984. [ [http://www.gobcesar.gov.co/infonoticia.asp?idnot=979 es icon Government of Cesar: Astrea] ] [es icon Cesar 30 Años de Progreso - Gobernación del Cesar (1997). -Page 21-] ]

Politics

Administrative divisions

;Corregimientos

* Arjona
* San Pedro
* Santa Cecilia
* El Vallito

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 commercialized in the town such as; yuca, sesame, corn and common bean among others. [ [http://www.gobcesar.gov.co/infonoticia.asp?idnot=979 es icon Government of Cesar: Astrea] ]

Culture

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 11. [ [http://www.gobcesar.gov.co/infonoticia.asp?idnot=979 es icon Government of Cesar: Astrea] ]

References

External links

*es icon [http://www.gobcesar.gov.co/infonoticia.asp?idnot=979 Government of Cesar Department: Astrea]
*es icon [http://astrea-cesar.gov.co/sitio.shtml Astrea official website]
*es icon [http://www.dane.gov.co/files/censo2005/perfiles/cesar/astrea.pdf Departamento Nacional de Estadistica - Astrea.]