Barrancas (Colombia
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Information for Authority record
Name (Hebrew)
ברנקאס (קולומביה : עיירה)
Name (Latin)
Barrancas (Colombia : Municipio)
Coordinates
-72.79194444 -72.79194444 10.95583333 10.95583333 (gooearth )
Associated country
Colombia
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- GEOnet, Feb. 14, 2005(Barrancas, ADM2, 11°00ʹN 72°45ʹW, La Guajira; cites another as ppl in La Guajiro)
- Instituto Nacional de Fomento Municipal (Colombia). Acueducto Regional de La Guajira. Municipios de Fonseca-Barrancas, 1970
- GEOnet, Feb. 14, 2005(Barrancas, ADM2, 11⁰00ʹN 72⁰45ʹW, La Guajira; cites another as ppl in La Guajiro)
Wikipedia description:
Barrancas is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of La Guajira. The municipality of Barrancas is located to the west of the Ranchería River in a valley between the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and Serranía del Perijá mountains. Barrancas has a total area of 742 km2 and an elevation of 40 meters above sea level. The average temperature is 28 °C throughout the year. It became a municipality in 1892. Its economy is based on agriculture and coal mining which is exploited by the Cerrejón coal mine.
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