Los Patios | |
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![]() Location of the municipality and town of Los Patios in the Norte de Santander Department of Colombia. | |
Coordinates: 7°50âČ28âłN 72°30âČ48âłW / 7.84111°N 72.51333°W / 7.84111; -72.51333 | |
Country | ![]() |
Department | North of Santander |
Incorporated | 1985 |
Area | |
âą Municipality | 127.6 km (49.3 sq mi) |
âą Urban | 10.4 km (4.0 sq mi) |
Elevation | 410 m (1,350 ft) |
Population | |
âą Municipality | 97,220 |
âą Density | 760/km (2,000/sq mi) |
âą Urban | 94,847 |
âą Urban density | 9,100/km (24,000/sq mi) |
Demonym | Patiense |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Area code | 57 + 7 |
Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
Los Patios is a municipality and town in the Department of Norte de Santander, northeastern Colombia. As of 2012, it has a population of 77,588
Historyâ»
The history of this community begins in the 17th century. It began as the hacienda "Los Patios", which developed into a small country town, which later became a corregimiento de Villa del Rosario and still later the 37th municipality of Norte de Santander. Accordingââto historical records, the proprietors of the original hacienda included Juan Aranda, Carlos Matamoros, and Reinaldo Viccini, who engaged in agriculture, principally of cacao.
Other nearby haciendas now incorporated into the municipality were La Rinconada (now Tennis Club and the Colegio Santo Ăngel), KilĂłmetro tres (now Urb. La Floresta), Los Colorados over the plain of the River Pamplonita; Los Vados; El Hato, Located on the land that is now the KilĂłmetro 8 neighborhood; El Suspiro (today Vereda Agua Linda); La Garita, Buenos Aires (near los Vados) and GarcĂa, owned by, AgustĂn GarcĂa, now the recreational park San Rafael.
Geography and climateâ»
Altitude: 250 metres above sea level
Climate: warm
Economyâ»
- Cement industry
- Agriculture
- Cattle ranching
- Mining
Festivalsâ»
- 5-10 December: Municipal fair and fiesta
- 11 November: Town fiesta
- Feasts of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Attractionsâ»
- Santa Cruz Monument
- Florentina Salas park, named after a local resistance heroine, executed by firing squad
- 'Eduardo Cote Lamus' Park
Referencesâ»
- ^ citypopulation.de Population of Los Patios municipality
- ^ "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2013-02-17.
7°50âČN 72°31âČW / 7.833°N 72.517°W / 7.833; -72.517