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73-484: In 1958 Codazzi was proclaimed a 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

146-561: A special-purpose district . The English word is derived from French municipalité , which in turn derives from the Latin municipalis , based on the word for social contract ( municipium ), referring originally to the Latin communities that supplied Rome with troops in exchange for their own incorporation into the Roman state (granting Roman citizenship to the inhabitants) while permitting

219-752: A variety of environments , from warm heat to perpetual snow. Notable geographic features in Valledupar include the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta's peaks; the Codazzi, El Guardian, the Ojeda and La Reina. Many rivers descend from its snowy peaks and lagoons; the Ariguani, Ariguanicito, Badillo, Calderas, Cesar, Curiba, Donachui, Garupal, Guatapuri, which borders the city of Valledupar; and the Mariangola. The Municipality of Valledupar

292-443: A 97% sewerage coverage. The residual water is driven home through underground piping to two systems of wastewater treatment. Wastewater from the city receives primary and secondary treatments that leave the water suitable for dumping at Cesar River. The collection, transportation and disposal of solid waste is handled by the company Interaseo SA ESP. The home collection is performed by a fleet of 16 trucks and 25 compactors cubic yards,

365-403: A Codazzi cotton in the capital of Colombia and earned it the title of White City. In 1960, with 20,980 hectares (51,800 acres) planted, Codazzi became the first domestic producer of cotton, followed distantly by Armero , Tolima , with 14,209 hectares (35,110 acres). The area planted reached 60,000 ha (150,000 acres) in 1975, but decreased rapidly with the later cotton crisis. This town in

438-408: A few agricultural products and derivates from cattle . Terrorist groups are still present and affect the local economy; The FARC , ELN and former AUC , mostly financed by the illegal drug trade . Other mafia-style groups BACRIMs have flourished in the region, shifting from illegal drug production to illegal trafficking of fuel from Venezuela as well as other products. These groups contribute to

511-522: A four-lane dual carriageway are the Eastern Alternative. In Agustín Codazzi, there are urban transport undertakings: Cootraturiscod, this company is cooperative and intercommunicate type for different city neighborhoods, especially towards the center where they develop the administrative, financial and commercial city. Agustín Codazzi is served by companies covering permanent routes especially Valledupar , La Guajira , Aguachica , Bucaramanga and

584-582: A persecution of UP's leaders and followers. Many of Palmera's followers went into exile in Europe. He escaped into the mountains, taking refuge with the armed branch of the UP; the FARC . Palmera became a guerrilla leader; as a banker, he knew who in the city and region were wealthy. He began kidnapping (and sometimes killing) prominent political leaders, journalists and rich land owners (including members of his own family), using

657-552: A three-year term in office, and are in charge of local government issues. The mayor's powers are highly dependent on the budgets assigned by the Departmental government in order to execute plans. Many local government leaders have been involved in corruption cases, investigated and sometimes incarcerated. The government bureaucracy is highly politicized, with the execution of some plans dependent on political interests and winning advantages over political adversaries. The local judiciary

730-611: Is a city and municipality in northeastern Colombia . It is the capital of Cesar Department . Its name, Valle de Upar (Valley of Upar), was established in honor of the Amerindian cacique who ruled the valley; Cacique Upar . The city lies between the mountains of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and the Serranía del Perijá to the borders of the Guatapurí and Cesar rivers. Valledupar

803-411: Is also vulnerable to corruption, as well as being a target of terrorists and guerrillas. See more: Political System of Colombia In Valledupar 84% of the total population lives in the urban areas of the municipality with a density of approximately 68,4 inhabitants per km² (1) . The city of Valledupar is made up 6 comunas subdivided into 138 barrios and Districts. The Municipality of Valledupar

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876-655: Is an important agricultural, cattle raising , coal mining and agro-industrial center for the region between the Departments of Cesar and southern municipalities of La Guajira Department , formerly known as the Padilla Province . Valledupar is notable as the cradle of vallenato music, representative of the Colombian culture. The city hosts the Vallenato Legend Festival . During the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s,

949-403: Is based primarily on commerce, retail and banking in the urban area, mainly in the service industry and tourism during the four-day Vallenato Legend Festival . The city also serves as a business hub for the two nearby coal mines, Cerrejon (La Guajira) and Drummond (Cesar). The region's economy also relies on the primary sector; Agriculture and cattle raising which are the historical backbone of

1022-577: Is bordered on the north with the municipalities of Riohacha and San Juan del Cesar in the department of La Guajira . To the south are the municipalities of El Paso and Los Robles La Paz in the department of Cesar ; to the east are the municipalities of Villanueva and Urumita, also in the Department of La Guajira ; and to the west are the municipalities Fundacion and Aracataca , in the department of Magdalena . The municipality has an area of about 4,977.96 km², from which 72,660 km² pertain to

1095-508: Is divided into six different geographic zones integrated by subdivisions called Corregimientos (25), and subdivisions to this called Veredas (125) and considered rural areas of the city of Valledupar: Corregimientos: Corregimientos: Corregimientos: Corregimientos: Corregimientos: Corregimientos: Education in Colombia is centralized under the Ministry of National Education according to

1168-414: Is expected to begin in a few years issued valuable career regionally and nationally. As a scientific discipline the ecology cannot dictate what is "good" or "bad", even so, consider that the maintenance of the biodiversity and goals have provided the scientific basis for expressing the aims of environmentalism and also has provided the methodology and terminology to express environmental problems. In

1241-454: Is listed by the Ministry of Culture as one of the 17 traditional music festivals that are most important in the country. It was the first of its kind nationwide. Importantly, the event has a great acceptance by national guitarists and composers , and year after year has been increasing the number of participants, which has allowed the interest of the media for coverage and dissemination of

1314-506: Is played with accordion , a small drum ( caja ) and a scraping instrument ( guacharaca ). Since 1968 at the end of April, the city has held an annual four-day festival, the Vallenato Legend Festival . The Department of Cesar's government and Chamber of Deputies offices are based in Valledupar as well as other Department level entities. At City level, the Mayor of the City and the City counselors have

1387-625: Is ranked among the 'lowest quality' in Colombia. Technicals schools also operate in Valedupar, most notably the state owned, SENA. Overall Educational Statistics Three groups of Amerindians , part of the Tairona culture, are based near this region inside Indian reserves, all named for the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta: the Arhuaco Reserve (pop. 18,500); the Kankuamo Reserve (pop. 12,000) and

1460-519: Is slightly affected by the annual Caribbean hurricane season. The levels of rivers and bodies of water increase in the rainy season, and vegetation grows green and bushy. During the dry season, vegetation dries and turns mostly yellow, while bodies of water decrease in volume. In 2013, Valledupar was classified on average as the hottest place in Colombia, according to the Colombian Meteorological Institute, IDEAM . The Spanish named

1533-691: Is the Popular University of Cesar (Universidad Popular del Cesar) state owned, which has two campuses in the city. Other privately own universities operate in the city, such as the Universidad de Santander (University of Santander, UDES) and the Universidad del Area Andina (University of the Andean Area, AREANDINA). According to the Colombian Ministry of Education 2013 ECAES scores, higher education in Cesar

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1606-494: Is the second largest city in breeding Cesar cattle heads over 132,000 and holds great potential fruit of Serrania existing in the Perijá. The Magiriaimo River is one of the sights of the town, and its surroundings having great diversity of plant and animal species, yet the hotel industry is not very important, and therefore its low growth, on the other hand in the municipality takes its own. The Vallenato festival, played on guitars, and

1679-522: The Arhuacos Indian Reserve, 399.52 km² to the Kogui and Wiwa Indian Reserve , and 425.60 km² to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta National Park . The municipality is home to numerous endemic species, mostly living in the ecosystem of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and Serrania del Perijá mountains, one of the most biodiverse places in the world. The most recently discovered species of bees

1752-558: The Kogi - Wiwa Reserve (pop. 4,500). The Amerindian cultures have contributed traditional arts and crafts, as well as many crop management. Africans contributed to the food, religion and music and Europeans contributed to architecture, growth of the Catholic religion and other aspects, especially that of the Spanish colonial period. The Vallenato music has been a creole fusion of these three cultures;

1825-483: The Yukpa tribe , ancient inhabitants of their territory. The flag of the municipality of Codazzi consists of two colors, white and green . These colors highlight the high elevations of the Perijá mountains and cotton farming. Cotton is one of the symbols of the municipality for which it was called the white city of Colombia and that led to the highlight of Agustín Codazzi when this crop (between 1958 and 1975), became

1898-444: The cotton era. Agustin Codazzi, despite having lived in its passing various landmarks such as the cotton boom and having suffered the violence of armed groups outside the law, is now a municipality that is projected as the capital agriculture energy Colombia, because in his jurisdiction is located on the first floor of biodiesel of Colombia and one of the first of Latin , similarly, is looming assembly plant Alcohol fuel from

1971-670: The state . Municipalities may have the right to tax individuals and corporations with income tax , property tax , and corporate income tax , but may also receive substantial funding from the state. In some European countries, such as Germany, municipalities have the constitutional right to supply public services through municipally-owned public utility companies . Terms cognate with "municipality", mostly referring to territory or political structure, are Spanish municipio (Spain) and municipalidad (Chile), Catalan municipi , Portuguese município . In many countries, terms cognate with "commune" are used, referring to

2044-465: The 1970s, especially in cotton production, which local people called "white gold". Valledupar ranked second overall in economic profits for Colombia during this time. Urban growth and social change accompanied prosperity and the city developed its cultural identity throughout these years. The revival of the Vallenato music strongly symbolizes the culture of Colombia. A period of violence erupted during

2117-637: The Colombian military, some prominent leaders of Valledupar, landowners and those victims of these organizations decided to become part or promote, self-defense forces that later on affiliated with the AUC and assigned another "Vallenatean" as leader Rodrigo Tovar Pupo a.k.a. Jorge 40 . The self-defense forces adopted methods like the guerrilla, including illegal drug trafficking to finance their operations. They used terrorism tactics that also affected innocent people, such as selective and random kidnappings, and combinations of racketeering and selective assassinations –

2190-664: The Constitution. The ministry also approves the functioning of private or state owned educational institutions. The largest Middle/High school in Valledupar is the Colegio Nacional Loperena (Loperena National School). The high school institutions with the highest academic level in the city are the Fundación Colegio Bilingüe de Valledupar, Colegio La Sagrada Familia, Colegio Gimnasio del Norte , Colegio San Fernando and Colegio Santa Fe . The largest university

2263-803: The European accordion , the African drum and percussive elements, and the " guacharaca " from the Amerindians. Other waves of European immigrants came during the 1940s to 1950s while trying to escape World War II or social crisis; mostly from Spain, Germany and France. From approximately the 1960s, waves of immigrants from the Middle East started arriving in the city. They have been sympathetically nicknamed Turcos ( Turks ) by locals. Immigrants have been welcomed and are able to become part of society, marrying into traditional Valledupar families. The economy of Valledupar

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2336-466: The Holy Spirit, now called Codazzi in his honor. The municipality of Agustín Codazzi is located in the northern part of Cesar approximately 1 hour from the state capital, Valledupar (45 kilometres or 28 miles). It consists of four districts, 23 villages and 42 districts. There are diverse climates in the area because part of its territory forms the mountains of Perijá. Temperatures vary slightly in

2409-657: The Republic of Colombia was created and the Department of Cesar was established in 1967, Valledupar became its capital. The region started developing quickly due to political support from the former President Alfonso López Michelsen , first governor of the Department of Cesar's and the Colombian Liberal Party . Valledupar came to be known as sorpresa caribe (the Caribbean surprise) because of its rapid economic growth during

2482-509: The Spanish term ayuntamiento , referring to a municipality's administration building, is extended via synecdoche to denote the municipality itself. In Moldova and Romania , both municipalities ( municipiu ; urban administrative units) and communes ( comună ; rural units) exist, and a commune may be part of a municipality. In many countries, comparable entities may exist with various names. Valledupar Valledupar ( Spanish pronunciation: [baʝeðuˈpaɾ] )

2555-630: The Valle de Upar (Valley of Upar) after a legendary local Amerindian cacique , Upar, leader of the indigenous Chimila . The region was first explored by Pedro de Badillo. It was conquered in 1532 by the German Ambrosius Ehinger , governor of Venezuela, who invaded the area belonging to the government of Santa Marta. The city was founded in 1550 by the Spanish conquistador, Captain Hernando de Santana , who named it. The Catholic Church commonly referred to

2628-431: The Valle de Upar rebelled against the Spanish monarchy, protesting against Mayor Colonel Marques de Valde-Hoyos. The mayor fled to neighboring San Juan del Cesar , leaving in charge V. Ruiz de Gomez. In 1813 independence from Spain was proclaimed by María Concepción Loperena de Fernandez de Castro, a wealthy land owner who helped supply three hundred horses to El Libertador Simón Bolívar 's revolutionary army. In 1850,

2701-544: The banks. During these years marimberos , or marijuana sellers, also produced and contributed to the economic boom, because of the high demand in the United States. Valledupar mainly produces cotton, rice , oil palm , tobacco , coffee , cocoa and other cash crops. Since the late 20th century, the city has benefited from the department of Cesar's development of coal mining in the region of La Jagua de Ibirico and El Paso . The secondary sector has been flourishing from

2774-520: The beginning (1700) was called "Holy Spirit" and Captain Salvador Felix Arias , governor of Province of Santa Marta , founded it on land donated for that purpose (there are versions that Captain Felix Torres founded it in 1784). These lands were claimed by the local tribes who came from the Serranía del Perijá , forcing the captain to flee Salvador Arias. The creation of this municipality

2847-622: The city are particularly busy at times of the Festival Vallenato Played on Guitars and Livestock Show. In the jurisdiction of Agustín Codazzi is the artillery battalion for high mountains, attached to the 10th Brigade of the National Army of Colombia . The municipality of Agustín Codazzi project is part of Valledupar metropolitan area as the conurbation that has at its core to Valledupar; its other members are: Agustín Codazzi , Peace , Manaure Balcon del Cesar , San Diego . It

2920-401: The city as Ciudad de los Santos Reyes de Valle de Upar (city of the holy kings of Valledupar) because it was founded on the 6th day of January, Epiphany , the day the three kings visited the infant Jesus . The name was gradually modified to Valle Dupar and then to Valledupar. Since the colonization period, the region has been a center for imports from the Caribbean area and distribution to

2993-768: The city became capital of the Valledupar Province and in 1864 was elevated to capital of the Valledupar Department of the Federal State of Magdalena . In 1915, after the political and administrative division restructuring of the Unitarian Colombian State, Valledupar was proclaimed the municipality of the Valledupar Province , part of the Federal State of Magdalena during the United States of Colombia era. The region maintained relative isolation from

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3066-474: The city suffered during the Colombian Armed Conflict , with numerous kidnappings, thousands of people forced out and failure to control crime. Valledupar has one of Colombia 's most modern maximum security prisons. Valledupar is located southeast of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta . Its average temperature is 28 °C . Because of its relatively high altitude and proximity to the equator, it has

3139-412: The city. Prominent regional leaders have been killed; others were forced into bankruptcy or out of the region. Despite the violence, since it became capital of the Department of Cesar , Valledupar developed as an important agricultural and cattle raising center for the region between the departments of Cesar and southern parts of La Guajira . It is most notable as the cradle of vallenato music, which

3212-551: The coal boom and agro-energy in the area, the hotel sector has decent growth for the coming years. The municipality of Agustín Codazzi's main cultural and tourist event is the Festival Vallenato Music on Guitar . Established in 1987 in the air of traditional music trios, ride and merengue. It has run over 27 years and is made in the middle of August. It also celebrates the festivities of the "Virgin Divina Pastora". It

3285-461: The communities to retain their own local governments (a limited autonomy). A municipality can be any political jurisdiction , from a sovereign state such as the Principality of Monaco , to a small village such as West Hampton Dunes, New York . The territory over which a municipality has jurisdiction may encompass: Powers of municipalities range from virtual autonomy to complete subordination to

3358-525: The community living in the area and the common interest. These include terms: The same terms "Gemeente" (Dutch) or "Gemeinde" (German) may be used for church congregations or parishes, for example, in the German and Dutch Protestant churches. In Greece, the word Δήμος ( demos ) is used, also meaning 'community'; the word is known in English from the compound democracy (rule of the people). In some countries,

3431-707: The company has for the ongoing sweep city streets and public spaces by personnel directly on the streets. For final disposal has Municipal Landfill located in northeastern recently rebuilt and operated efficiently without compromising the environment or public health. In the city there are located one CERES, as a city in the Regional Headquarters of the Popular University of Cesar (UPC), with different careers grouped in faculties of Engineering and Technology ( Agribusiness Professional Technical, Professional Technical Professional and Technical Systems in Electronics), also

3504-510: The culture of cassava industry. In addition, it is part of one of the projects coal s the world's largest known as "The Rest", which will allow the multinational "Drummond" produce 50 million tonnes per year. This, without neglecting the agricultural and livestock that has always characterized the area, noting that it is the first municipality coffee producer in the Caribbean Region of Colombia , with more than 5,700 ha (14,000 acres),

3577-409: The event. Municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term municipality may also mean the governing body of a given municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to

3650-611: The first municipal court of the attorney general of the nation. At the municipal level, executive power is exercised by the Mayor and City Council, elected by popular vote for a four-year period. The city houses the Municipal Police Department, which coordinates all activities aimed at controlling and maintaining public safety. The National Police Colombia in Agustín Codazzi has personnel assigned to patrol roads, setting up checkpoints and surveillance of public events in

3723-408: The highest temperature recorded in history was 44.5 °C (112.1 °F) on August 29, 2008, and a low of 15 °C (59 °F). The hottest month is July, with an average of 31 °C (88 °F), and the coolest months are December and January to 22 °C (72 °F). Borders on the north in the municipality are at La Paz and San Diego , on the south at the municipality of Becerril , on

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3796-565: The inland. Spaniards traveled through the area and established extensive farming, mainly rearing imported European cattle (among many animals) and agriculture. Much of the population of the Chimila Nation died from epidemics of new infectious diseases carried by the Europeans; survivors were worked at forced labor, and many died during battles. On May 22, 1810, some 400 inhabitants of the Cabildo of

3869-477: The livestock fair attract large numbers of visitors from neighboring areas, mainly in Valledupar. These festivals are held in the months of August and November, respectively; during these days hotel occupancy can get to 100%. It is expected that in the coming years the municipality will have an "ECO-PARK" in the Perijá to protect flora, fauna and water sources found in the heights of the mountains, and this in turn would attract large numbers tourists naturaleza . With

3942-506: The local economy. During the 1970s, the region experienced an economic boom because of a massive production of cotton when worldwide demand was high. This helped to modernize Valledupar, and it became the second most productive region in Colombia for some time. The cotton boom ended during the 1980s because of a decrease in cotton production during the years of violence. The resulting economic recession left many in debt and unable to repay loans to

4015-502: The mid-1980s, disrupting the peaceful growth. A struggling leftist political party, the Patriotic Union (U.P.) , was led by a banker, Juvenal Ovidio Ricardo Palmera Pineda. Because of his incendiary remarks during a peasant strike and protest in the main plaza, he was jailed. After being given amnesty by Jorge Dangond Daza, the governor of the Department, Palmera went into hiding. The national government and conservative groups started

4088-414: The mining area and the rest of the department. Agustín Codazzi has long-range transport companies with regular daily departures to: Bogotá , Bucaramanga , Cartagena , Riohacha , and the surrounding towns. There is a substation located west of the city belonging to the company that distributes electricity, Transelca, for 100% of households Codacenses; electrical energy distributed in the city belongs to

4161-483: The months of September to January. Hailstorms are present as the municipality is located to the left side of the mountains Serrania del Perijá, and these months have dense rainfall. As for temperatures, according to data accumulated by the IDEAM in the meteorologic station located just outside the town, the annual temperature is 29.5 °C (85.1 °F), with maximum and minimum range of 24 and 35 °C (75 and 95 °F),

4234-459: The mountain ranges of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and the Serrania del Perijá. Throughout the year, the region has two dry seasons and two rainy seasons affected by El Niño and La Niña phenomena. The peaks of the mountainous region gets snow during the rainy season and much cooler days and depending on the weather, the entire region gets hit lightly by hailstorms and thunderstorms. The regions

4307-409: The municipality of Agustín Codazzi, there is great interest in the preservation of the animals and plants, and have been campaigning for the preservation of the tributaries of the river Margiriaimo , which in their streams generate an ecosystem rich in various species of plants and animals. It was known as the "white city of Colombia" for being located on a region that was leading production in

4380-433: The municipality of Codazzi had approximately 52,219 inhabitants. The coat of arms of the city is divided into four parts: the upper left shows an allegory of the religious festivals of the divine shepherdess; in the top right are the mountains of Perija; the bottom part shows the fruits and products of agriculture such as coffee , corn and cotton flowing from the horns, like the bows and arrows that make memories to

4453-566: The municipality of Codazzi was proposed by decree no 179 of February 25, 1958 of the Government of the Department of Magdalena , then approved by Resolution No. 0265 of April 9, 1958 of the Ministry of Government and confirmed by Order No. 122 of November 12, 1958, issued by the Honorable Madeleine Departmental Assembly. Augustine (also called Agostino) was son of Domingo Codazzi, draper and Bartolotti Constance. He

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4526-454: The national electrical interconnection. Since the incoming administration begins to think about the development of large enterprises and promoting industry, but the municipality currently has no such capacity despite large coal deposits nearby. In the city of Agustín Codazzi, water service coverage is 95%. Water is taken from the river Magiriaimo, and service delivery is in charge of the business department "Aguas del Cesar". Agustín Codazzi has

4599-587: The ransoms to finance his organization. He took the alias Simón Trinidad . During this period, general crime rose and, on October 15, 1994, the national bank El Banco de la Republica (Bank of the Republic) was robbed . The amount stolen: COP$ 24,075 million of non emitted bills (some US$ 11 million) and came to be known as the " El Robo del Siglo " (The bank heist of the century). To counter FARC and ELN 's abuses, and after approximately fifteen years of asphyxiating Valledupar's society and supporting negligence by

4672-581: The region are the Colombian Ministry of Environment, the local decentralized agency Corpocesar , under the Governor of the Cesar Department and Environmental Police of the Colombian National Police. Other non-profit organizations collaborate with these entities. Climate in the municipality of Valledupar is determined by altitude. Half of the region is mountainous and the rest is plains in between

4745-406: The region that is located in the tropical domain, where general weather characteristics are high temperatures and low annual thermal oscillation, yet varies also by the altitude of the mountains. The municipality has two rainy seasons and two dry seasons throughout the year; average temperatures range around 19 °C (66 °F), between 4 and 34 °C (39 and 93 °F) are not uncommon during

4818-478: The rest of the country due to its low importance at the time. The violent political struggles of the different governments of Colombia took place mostly in larger cities, such as Bogotá . During World War II, the city received many immigrants from Europe, especially French, Germans and Italians. Later it attracted immigrants from the Middle East. In 1956 it was proclaimed a parish by the Catholic Church. After

4891-452: The trademark of Death Squads. The AUC helped take back the region from guerrillas, but Valledupar residents had to deal with similar uncertainty in having an illegal and terrorist organization controlling the city. The AUC northern block demobilized March 10, 2006. It is still uncertain if the Colombian military can control the two terrorist organizations or dismantle them. Because of the longstanding violence, many rural people migrated into

4964-430: The west with the municipality of El Paso, and the east with the Serranía del Perijá , serving as a natural limit between Colombia and Venezuela. Agustín Codazzi is the capital of the homonymous municipality and in turn is one of the main cities of the Department of Cesar . The municipality is divided into 4 districts, 23 villages, 42 districts, one urban and one whole family. In Agustín Codazzi , legal matters are at

5037-419: The world into the region, most notably mango trees, which have become the most popular tree in the city and municipality. However, the symbolic trees of the city are two types of Yellow Tabebuia , colloquially called " Cañaguate " and Puy . These trees cover the region with their notorious yellow blossom flowers during the dry season. The entities in charge of protecting and controlling the fauna and flora in

5110-525: Was born on July 12, 1793, in the city of Lugo (Italy) . During the period 1850–1859, Codazzi traveled through what is now Colombia with the Commission Corográfica , which was a group of geographers and naturalists in charge of mapping the country. But as he prepared to go along what is the Colombian Atlantic coast, a surprise malaria attack led to his death on February 7, 1859, in the town of

5183-465: Was created in 2005 and has an estimated total population by DANE in 2010 of 504,868 inhabitants. The road network Agustín Codazzi is structured as a hexagon whose center is the race 16. The city uses three national highways: north, from Valledupar through the roundabout guitars, on the south, the road is entered from Bucaramanga - Augustine Codazzi , to the north is the national route linking with San Diego , Valledupar and Guajira. Other roads and

5256-569: Was found in rural areas of Valledupar and named Stelis vallenata in tribute to the local Vallenato music. The city's symbolic bird is the Turpial . Other notable birds that inhabit the region are the parrots that flock the fruit trees year round. During the colonial period, Spaniards introduced invasive European fauna into the region, such as dogs, cats, rats, mice, cattle, horses, mules, goats and gallineta africana , doves, among others. Spaniards also introduced numerous species of flora from all over

5329-568: Was given by the division of the municipality of Robles, with the priest Algezares Leandro Maria, who gave the name of Agustín Codazzi , in honor of the military and Italian geographer (year 1958). The town of Codazzi before reaching a municipality, was known and was part of the remembered Robles, time when the Father Leandro Algezares Maria began the quest for the disaggregation municipal today known nationally and internationally, as Agustín Codazzi or Codazzi simply. The creation of

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