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Many local government leaders have been involved in corruption cases, investigated and sometimes incarcerated. The government bureaucracy is highly politicized, with the execution of some plans dependent on political interests and winning advantages over political adversaries. The local judiciary is
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and thunderstorms. The regions is slightly affected by the annual Caribbean hurricane season. The levels of rivers and bodies of water increase in the rainy season, and vegetation grows green and bushy. During the dry season, vegetation dries and turns mostly yellow, while bodies of water decrease in
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General collection and reference: It has one lecture room with a capacity for a hundred people, with open shelves and open access to collections for users. Children's room and workshop: independently, it also has a lecture and workshop room for children, with a collection specialized in children and
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The Department of Cesar's government and Chamber of Deputies offices are based in Valledupar as well as other Department level entities. At City level, the Mayor of the City and the City counselors have a three-year term in office, and are in charge of local government issues. The mayor's powers are
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section, was inaugurated on May 8, 2002; created with the main purpose of contributing to social, educational and cultural development of the community with an initial collection of about 12,000 volumes in all areas of human knowledge. It has achieved up to date, a space for kids, youth and adults,
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The AUC northern block demobilized March 10, 2006. It is still uncertain if the Colombian military can control the two terrorist organizations or dismantle them. Because of the longstanding violence, many rural people migrated into the city. Prominent regional leaders have been killed; others were
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Since the colonization period, the region has been a center for imports from the Caribbean area and distribution to the inland. Spaniards traveled through the area and established extensive farming, mainly rearing imported European cattle (among many animals) and agriculture. Much of the population
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The municipality is home to numerous endemic species, mostly living in the ecosystem of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and Serrania del Perijá mountains, one of the most biodiverse places in the world. The most recently discovered species of bees was found in rural areas of Valledupar and named
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Many descendants from the colonial period were converted to Catholicism. At the same time, practices have absorbed aspects of Amerindian and African cultures, as Christianity is syncretic. The holy week, in April, is celebrated in much the same way as during colonial times; with fasting, church
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Climate in the municipality of Valledupar is determined by altitude. Half of the region is mountainous and the rest is plains in between the mountain ranges of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and the Serrania del Perijá. Throughout the year, the region has two dry seasons and two rainy seasons
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Reserve (pop. 4,500). The Amerindian cultures have contributed traditional arts and crafts, as well as many crop management. Africans contributed to the food, religion and music and Europeans contributed to architecture, growth of the Catholic religion and other aspects, especially that of the
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youth's literature, as well as audiovisual materials and other elements to work in plastic arts. In this room, starting at 10 a.m. on Saturdays, a project of story telling goes on called "La Hora del Cuento" (the story time) and on Fridays at 4 p.m. the presentation of movies for children.
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The city of Valledupar has two major malls; the Guatapurí Plaza, located north of the city, near the "Parque de la leyenda Vallenata". The complex was started in November 2007, with three major sections: Shopping center, which was opened in 2008, featuring more than 50 major national and
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which are the historical backbone of the local economy. During the 1970s, the region experienced an economic boom because of a massive production of cotton when worldwide demand was high. This helped to modernize Valledupar, and it became the second most productive region in
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During World War II, the city received many immigrants from Europe, especially French, Germans and Italians. Later it attracted immigrants from the Middle East. In 1956 it was proclaimed a parish by the Catholic Church. After the Republic of Colombia was created and the
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Valledupar's land transportation terminal provides national and international services through sixteen different bus or van transportation companies. Four of whom make trips to rural areas of the municipality. In the urban area transportation services are provided by
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These two entities are part of the Colombian Ministry of Culture and their main purpose is to promote and preserve local cultural traditions, exploit cultural abilities from the region and promote an alternative to get to know different cultures.
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for some time. The cotton boom ended during the 1980s because of a decrease in cotton production during the years of violence. The resulting economic recession left many in debt and unable to repay loans to the banks. During these years
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Valledupar has four different land entrances, and is crossed by national highway Route 80 from south to north. Route 80 is still under-construction, a segment between the village of Badillo via the village of Patillal and the town of
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to finance their operations. They used terrorism tactics that also affected innocent people, such as selective and random kidnappings, and combinations of racketeering and selective assassinations – the trademark of Death Squads. The
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era. The region maintained relative isolation from the rest of the country due to its low importance at the time. The violent political struggles of the different governments of Colombia took place mostly in larger cities, such as
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Valledupar annually hosts one of the most important Cattle Fairs (Spanish: Ferias Ganaderas) in Colombia at the end of August. It is also an opportunity to feature other agricultural and domestic products.
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On-line catalog: this system helps localize information that users need and contains local bibliographical material information that it's connected to the Banco de la Republica's national libraries network.
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Education in Colombia is centralized under the Ministry of National Education according to the Constitution. The ministry also approves the functioning of private or state owned educational institutions.
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Valledupar's cultural background comes from three different major cultures; African, European, and Amerindian. The creolization of these cultures developed into unique musical styles, such as in the
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Dances play a very important role in the cultural identity of this society, coming from the three different cultures that founded it, among this dances are: "Tambora La Cumaná" "El Pilon
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The crown on top with three peaks symbolizes the three kings that visited Jesus and also resembles the Spanish heritage and history of Valledupar, once part of the Spanish monarchy.
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helped take back the region from guerrillas, but Valledupar residents had to deal with similar uncertainty in having an illegal and terrorist organization controlling the city.
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have flourished in the region, shifting from illegal drug production to illegal trafficking of fuel from Venezuela as well as other products. These groups contribute to the
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phenomena. The peaks of the mountainous region gets snow during the rainy season and much cooler days and depending on the weather, the entire region gets hit lightly by
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of the Chimila Nation died from epidemics of new infectious diseases carried by the Europeans; survivors were worked at forced labor, and many died during battles.
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The entities in charge of protecting and controlling the fauna and flora in the region are the Colombian Ministry of Environment, the local decentralized agency
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The economy of Valledupar is based primarily on commerce, retail and banking in the urban area, mainly in the service industry and tourism during the four-day
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Other waves of European immigrants came during the 1940s to 1950s while trying to escape World War II or social crisis; mostly from Spain, Germany and France.
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it has given access to all users in this society to literature workshops, plastic arts, music, conferences, expositions and local writer's book presentations.
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During the colonial period, Spaniards introduced invasive European fauna into the region, such as dogs, cats, rats, mice, cattle, horses, mules, goats and
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Audiovisual Services: the library also has three individual cubicles for the use of audiovisual material, mostly containing cultural and scientific.
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of the Valle de Upar rebelled against the Spanish monarchy, protesting against Mayor Colonel Marques de Valde-Hoyos. The mayor fled to neighboring
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In Valledupar 84% of the total population lives in the urban areas of the municipality with a density of approximately 68,4 inhabitants per km²
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From approximately the 1960s, waves of immigrants from the Middle East started arriving in the city. They have been sympathetically nicknamed
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Aerial panoramic view, Monument to the Revolution in March, Calle 15 in the Historic Center, Statue of Cacique Upar and the Guatapuri River
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is celebrated in July. In religious practices, Christians represent the majority of the population. There are a minority of Muslims.
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trees, which have become the most popular tree in the city and municipality. However, the symbolic trees of the city are two types of
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In 2013, Valledupar was classified on average as the hottest place in Colombia, according to the Colombian Meteorological Institute,
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The coat of arms was recently redesigned to meet new identities of Valledupar that now included the vallenato musical instruments;
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The region is using technology in order to develop into a more modern city. In a smaller scale, other sources of the economy are:
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and other cash crops. Since the late 20th century, the city has benefited from the department of Cesar's development of
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Neighborhood Novalito located in the north of Valledupar and the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain in the background.
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A period of violence erupted during the mid-1980s, disrupting the peaceful growth. A struggling leftist political party,
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The top right pictures the three main instruments of the Vallenato music; an accordion, a caja and a guacharaca.
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culture, are based near this region inside Indian reserves, all named for the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta: the
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The Municipality of Valledupar is divided into six different geographic zones integrated by subdivisions called
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The bottom right symbolizes the agriculture; with the three main produces pictured; cotton, coffee and sorghum.
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The bottom red symbolizes the sacrifices of the many through history who have helped develop Valledupar.
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There are three other major shopping center projects for the city, most notably MegaMall and Unicentro.
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highly dependent on the budgets assigned by the Departmental government in order to execute plans.
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The municipality has an area of about 4,977.96 km², from which 72,660 km² pertain to the
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Diario El Tiempo: Se entregó 'Jorge 40', jefe desmovilizado del Bloque Norte de las Autodefensas
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The letters read the full name of Valledupar in Spanish; City of the holy kings of Valledupar.
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The region started developing quickly due to political support from the former President
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The Spanish named the Valle de Upar (Valley of Upar) after a legendary local Amerindian
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also vulnerable to corruption, as well as being a target of terrorists and guerrillas.
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de Fernandez de Castro, a wealthy land owner who helped supply three hundred horses to
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Casa de la Cultura (House of Culture) and Escuela de Bellas Artes (Fine Arts School)
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The Municipality of Valledupar is bordered on the north with the municipalities of
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Technicals schools also operate in Valedupar, most notably the state owned, SENA.
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He escaped into the mountains, taking refuge with the armed branch of the UP; the
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the bottom left picture shows a bull symbolizing the cattle raising and ranching.
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The top left picture shows the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain snowy peaks.
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by public contest. The winner was Rita Fernandez Padilla, a composer from nearby
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The self-defense forces adopted methods like the guerrilla, including illegal
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The top blue; symbolizes the sky and the rivers that flow through the region.
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Location in the Department of Cesar. Municipality (dark gray), City (red).
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tournaments. Many footballers from Valledupar play or have played in the
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agreed to promote local coffee as one of their products, under the name
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supermarket. A Movie Theatre, opened 28 November 2008 and operated by
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During the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s, the city suffered during the
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Terrorist groups are still present and affect the local economy; The
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music has been a creole fusion of these three cultures; the European
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Monument honoring the Vallenata Siren legend by the Guatapuri River.
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with a view of the "marching revolution" monument and the cityhall.
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music, representative of the Colombian culture. The city hosts the
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industry in the region. They cultivate great quantities of opium
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The flag has three horizontal equal stripes of different colors;
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During this period, general crime rose and, on October 15, 1994,
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statue honoring the great Native American that ruled the valley.
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Culturas Aborigenes Cesarences e Independencia de Valle de Upar
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Statue honoring Cpt Hernando de Santana, founder of Valledupar.
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Climate data for Valledupar, Guaymaral 50 m (1981–2010)
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INPEC: Instituto Nacional Penitenciario; listado de Carceles
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Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales
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The center white, symbolizes the white snow peaks of the
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was established in 1967, Valledupar became its capital.
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in order to drive north to the northern department of
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attendance and processions to venerate Jesus and the
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Despite the violence, since it became capital of the
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The largest Middle/High school in Valledupar is the
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The city lies between the mountains of the 449:) is a city and municipality in northeastern 2940: 2262:Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia 16:Municipality and city in Caribbean, Colombia 2947:Alcaldia Valledupar: Historia de Valledupar 1995:NOTE: this statistic is from the year 2004. 1645: 1444:and in 1864 was elevated to capital of the 1397:Ciudad de los Santos Reyes de Valle de Upar 299:4,977.66 km (1,921.89 sq mi) 3752: 3738: 3239: 3225: 3197:, Bogotá: Casa de la Cultura de Valledupar 3179:, Colombia: Proyecto Editorial Babilonia, 2990:"Viviendas para desplazados de Valledupar" 2983: 2952:valledupar.gov.co Accessed 8 October 2006. 2249:and cuisine have contributed to a growing 599:Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta National Park 3945:1550 establishments in the Spanish Empire 2966: 2964: 2962: 2960: 2958: 2860:Sistema Estrategico de Transporte Público 1901:2 corregimientos divided into 21 veredas. 1876:2 corregimientos divided into 30 veredas. 1841:4 corregimientos divided into 15 veredas. 1808:2 corregimientos divided into 13 veredas. 1743:10 corregimientos divided into 4 veredas. 1703:5 corregimientos divided into 42 veredas. 614:in tribute to the local Vallenato music. 562:. To the south are the municipalities of 527:'s most modern maximum security prisons. 503:. Valledupar is notable as the cradle of 491:Valledupar is an important agricultural, 3157:Gutierrez Hinojosa, Tomas Dario (2000), 3114: 2800: 2676: 2588: 2570:in London while competing for Colombia. 2501:. Notable international players include 2316: 2308: 2078: 2070: 1811: 1656: 1471: 1440:In 1850, the city became capital of the 1370: 133:Ciudad de los Santos Reyes de Valledupar 1595:. It is most notable as the cradle of 625:that flock the fruit trees year round. 593:Indian Reserve, 399.52 km² to the 535:Valledupar is located southeast of the 3917: 3147:Dangon Ovalle, Jaime (November 1987), 3111:banrep.gov.co Accessed 8 October 2006. 2955: 1692:(25), and subdivisions to this called 135:(City of the Holy Kings of Valledupar) 3733: 3220: 3209:City of Valledupar – official website 3133:eltiempo.com Accessed 8 October 2006. 3092: 3040: 3014: 3011:inpec.gov.co Accessed 8 October 2006. 2672: 2396:Public Library Rafael Carrillo Luquez 2266:Cafe Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata 444: 307:47.53 km (18.35 sq mi) 3940:Populated places established in 1550 3151:, Valledupar: Departamento del Cesar 3048:"Promedios Climatológicos 1971–2000" 3022:"Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" 2999: 2432:international retail stores such as 1672:The city of Valledupar is made up 6 3193:Castro Trespalacios, Pedro (1979), 3161:, Bogotá: Editorial Grijalbo LTDA, 2112:Valledupar mainly produces cotton, 1545:" (The bank heist of the century). 13: 3935:Municipalities of Cesar Department 2893:(1775–1835), independence activist 2045:and percussive elements, and the " 604: 165: 94:From above and from left to right: 14: 3956: 3930:Capitals of Colombian departments 3202: 3159:Valledupar Musica de una Historia 3099:Banrep: Bank heist of the century 2899:(born 1982), Colombian footballer 2872: 2796: 2368:The Corpus Christi Dancing Devils 1683: 1539:(Bank of the Republic) was robbed 1500:. Valledupar came to be known as 1383:, Upar, leader of the indigenous 3903: 3248: 3175:Araujonoguera, Consuelo (2002), 2593:Alfonso Lopez Plaza in downtown 2575:Armando Maestre Pavajeau Stadium 617:The city's symbolic bird is the 539:. Its average temperature is 28 164: 157: 141: 115: 105: 81: 74: 63: 56: 45: 3379:Superior Tribunal of Valledupar 2644: 2577:(set to be remodeled), and the 2495:Colombia national football team 2400:Consuelo Araújo Noguera Library 2359:music was believed to be born. 1924: 356: • Urban density 3066: 2916: 2867:Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport 2637:mountain and the wished peace. 2601: 2579:Coliseo Cubierto de Valledupar 2021:Reserve (pop. 12,000) and the 2000: 1970:Overall Educational Statistics 1959:The largest university is the 1: 3140: 2339:has helped preserve stories, 1607:) and a scraping instrument ( 597:, and 425.60 km² to the 595:Kogui and Wiwa Indian Reserve 276:Ernesto Miguel Orozco Durán" 2865:Valledupar is served by the 2844:Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta 2635:Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta 2198:, industrial manufacturing, 1929: 1641:Political System of Colombia 1599:music, which is played with 537:Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta 530: 474:Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta 359:9,100/km (24,000/sq mi) 7: 3450:Water supply and sanitation 2805:Bus terminal of Valledupar. 2167:. Other mafia-style groups 2017:Reserve (pop. 18,500); the 1961:Popular University of Cesar 1952:, Colegio San Fernando and 1620: 1164:Average precipitation days 950:Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 810:Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 10: 3961: 2996:, Accessed 8 October 2006. 2992:, Presidencia de Colombia 2762:Cable TV and Satellite TV: 2584: 2573:Sports venues include the 2497:, most notably goalkeeper 2275: 2066: 1950:Colegio Gimnasio del Norte 1933: 1624: 1515:the Patriotic Union (U.P.) 1458:Federal State of Magdalena 1450:Federal State of Magdalena 1364: 1360: 1349: 690: 658: 3901: 3768: 3589: 3516: 3463: 3420: 3392: 3352: 3324: 3276: 3264: 2891:María Concepción Loperena 2779:Internet providers : 2472: 2258:Vallenato Legend Festival 2239:Vallenato Legend Festival 2163:, mostly financed by the 2089:Vallenato Legend Festival 2030:Spanish colonial period. 1946:Colegio Nacional Loperena 1615:Vallenato Legend Festival 1462:United States of Colombia 1428:María Concepción Loperena 1302: 1255: 1207: 1163: 1089: 1019: 949: 879: 809: 739: 734: 731: 728: 725: 722: 719: 716: 713: 710: 707: 704: 701: 698: 695: 511:Vallenato Legend Festival 422: 410: 400: 390: 373: 363: 355: 344: 336: 324: 319: 311: 303: 291: 286: 268: 263: 255: 243: 231: 221: 186: 152: 140: 129: 101: 38: 28: 21: 2980:Accessed 8 October 2006. 2909: 2566:in taekwondo during the 2511:Spanish Primera División 2049:" from the Amerindians. 1646:Administrative divisions 1537:El Banco de la Republica 518:Colombian Armed Conflict 499:, formerly known as the 315:168 m (551 ft) 178:Location within Colombia 3149:El Cesar, Hijo del Amor 2621: 2503:Humberto Osorio Botello 2456:and a Hotel called the 2372:Barranquilla's Carnival 1498:Colombian Liberal Party 1494:Alfonso López Michelsen 1437:'s revolutionary army. 640:, colloquially called " 582:, in the department of 545:variety of environments 453:. It is the capital of 3760:Municipalities in the 3367:Department Secretaries 2885:Guzmán Quintero Torres 2806: 2722:(5)) Olímpica Stereo, 2686: 2598: 2332: 2314: 2084: 2076: 1980:Middle School = 24,561 1817: 1662: 1627:Politics of Valledupar 1481: 1376: 523:Valledupar has one of 480:to the borders of the 468:who ruled the valley; 442:Spanish pronunciation: 340:98/km (250/sq mi) 3344:History of Valledupar 2924:"INFORMACIÓN CAPITAL" 2814:in the department of 2804: 2680: 2592: 2460:that opened in 2009. 2320: 2312: 2082: 2074: 1936:Education in Colombia 1934:Further information: 1815: 1660: 1475: 1446:Valledupar Department 1374: 1367:History of Valledupar 558:in the department of 497:La Guajira Department 3316:Environmental issues 2568:2012 Summer Olympics 2324:Tecoma chrysostricha 2251:hospitality industry 1983:High School = 17,026 1676:subdivided into 138 740:Record high °C (°F) 446:[baʝeðuˈpaɾ] 337: • Density 3838:La Jagua de Ibirico 3664:La Jagua de Ibirico 3402:Political movements 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Flag of Valledupar
Official seal of Valledupar
Location in the Department of Cesar. Municipality (dark gray), City (red).
Valledupar is located in Colombia
10°29′N 73°15′W / 10.483°N 73.250°W / 10.483; -73.250
Colombia
Region
Caribbean
Department
Cesar
Mayor
Ernesto Miguel Orozco Durán"
partido Conservador
Municipality
Municipality
Urban
Demonym
Time zone
UTC-05
Eastern Time Zone
Area code
Climate
Aw
Official website

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