Codazzi

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Codazzi
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Location of the municipality and town of Codazzi in the Department of Cesar.
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]

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

• Lugo, Italy

References

1. ^ (Spanish) Interpolitico.com: Mayors of Cesar - 2008-2011
2. ^ ^{a b} Colombiassh.org: Census 2005: Codazzi
3. ^ (Spanish) DANE 2005 Census: Codazzi
4. ^ (Spanish) relief of Codazzi
5. ^ (Spanish) Climate of Codazzi
6. ^ ^{a b c d} (Spanish) Municipality of Codazzi: History
7. ^ (Spanish) Neighborhoods of Codazzi

External links

• (Spanish) uniandes.edu.co
• (Spanish) Codazzi official website

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