Istmina

Istmina

Istmina is a municipality and town in the Chocó Department, Colombia. The town of Istmina was founded in 1834 by Juan Nepomuceno Mosquera, initially with the name of San Pablo. The name was changed in 1903 to Istmina, a contaction of isthmus and minas (mines), two characteristics of the area. The municipality covers Convert|2480|km2|sqmi|0, with an average elevation of Convert|79|m|ft|0, and an average temperature of Convert|25.9|C|F|0. Istmina is located Convert|75|km|mi|0|abbr=on|abbr=on from the departmental capital, Quibdó.

References

::"This article is based in part on material from the Spanish Wikipedia".

External links

* [http://istmina-choco.gov.co/sitio.shtml Istmina official municipality website]


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