Founded 1776 Demonym(s) Carmero Area 954 km² Local time Tuesday 5:48 PM | Elevation 197 m (646 ft) Area code(s) 57 + 5 Population 159,987 (2015) | |
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Partido real cartagena en el carmen de bol var
El Carmen de Bolivar is a municipality in the department of Bolivar, Colombia, 114 km southeast of Cartagena, in the mountain system of the Serrania de San Jacinto, near the Colombian Caribbean coast.
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- Partido real cartagena en el carmen de bol var
- Map of El Carmen de BolC3ADvar El Carmen de Bolivar Bolivar Colombia
- History
- Geography
- Corregimientos
- References
Map of El Carmen de Bol%C3%ADvar, El Carmen de Bolivar, Bolivar, Colombia
History
This area was initially inhabited by the Native American tribes of Malibúes, Farotos and Piletas, was later conquered and colonized by the Spanish naming it sitio de Nuestra Señora del Carmen or "Our Lady of El Carmen site" in 1776 by a Spanish officer named Antonio de La Torre y Miranda and under the orders of Juan de Torrezal Díaz de Pimienta, Governor of Cartagena of Indies.
Geography
The municipality of El Carmen de Bolivar is located south of the municipality of San Jacinto, north of the municipality of Ovejas, Sucre west of the municipalities of Zambrano and Córdoba and east of the municipality of San Onofre, Sucre, covering a total area of 954 km².