Uribia, La Guajira
Uribia | |
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Municipality and city | |
Church in downtown Uribia. | |
| Motto(s): Capital Indigena de Colombia (Indigenous capital of Colombia) | |
Location of the city and municipality of Uribia in the Department of La Guajira. | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Region | Caribbean |
| Department | La Guajira |
| Foundation | March 1, 1935 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jaime Luis Buitrago García (L) |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,200 km2 (3,200 sq mi) |
| Population (2019 est.) | |
• Total | 198,890 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 |
| Website | |
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Uribia is a small city and municipality of the La Guajira department of Colombia. It is the youngest municipality of this Department since the year 2000. Northern Zone of the Cerrejón coal mines are located in this municipality. The municipality also contains the Serranía de Macuira mountain range which is an isolated low altitude mountain range in the middle of La Guajira Desert. One third of this mountain range is also a National Natural Park of Colombia.