Montería, Córdoba Department, Caribbean Region, Colombia

History | Geography | Media : Print | Economy | Transport : Public | Water | Air travel | Sites of interest | Sporting clubs | Education : University | Health care

🇨🇴 Montería is a municipality and city located in northern Colombia and is the capital of the Department of Córdoba. The city is located 50 km away from the Caribbean sea, by the Sinú River. The city and region are known for their distinct cultural heritages, which include a blend of mainly colonial Spanish descendants and indigenous Zenú Indians, and more recently, Levantine immigrants. The city is home to the Sombrero Vueltiao, a national symbol; and is the home of Porro folklore music. The city has an inland seaport connected to the Caribbean Sea by the Sinú River.

History The area where the Department of Córdoba is located today was first settled by Zenú Indians, who lived near the banks of three rivers: the Sinú (Finzenú), the San Jorge (Panzenú) and the Nechí (Zenúfana). Montería was founded on May 1, 1777 by Spanish officer Antonio de la Torre y Miranda, being governor of the Province of Cartagena officer Juan de Torrezar Díaz Pimienta. The city, which had been named Montería by its inhabitants and located on the east side of the Sinú river, was then renamed "San Jerónimo de Buenavista" and moved to the west side of the river.

San Jerónimo de Buenavista was chosen by Antonio de la Torre y Miranda to name the city, in order to honor Saint Jerome, but people referred to it as Montería. In 1803, the city was burned by a group of natives, so the residents decided to move back to the Sinú's east bank, where it remains today. In recent years, Monteria has seen a growth in population on the west side. In 1923, it became a municipality of Bolívar Department, and in 1952, it was designated as capital of the new Department of Córdoba. Montería was located within the boundaries of the Colombian Department of Bolívar until 1952 when it separated from Bolívar and became the capital of the new Department of Córdoba.

The city is considered to be one of the ten most important cities in Colombia and is locally known as La Perla del Sinú (The Pearl of the River Sinú).

Geography The city, which lies in the Sinú valley, is divided by the Sinú river and surrounded and sparsely populated by tropical flora and fauna.

Media: Print • El Espectador (national daily newspaper) • El Heraldo de Barranquilla (regional newspaper) • Diario El Meridiano de Córdoba(regional newspaper) • El Tiempo (national daily newspaper) • El Universal (regional newspaper).

Economy The town's economy is based mainly on cattle farming, and a very prosperous commercial district consisting of modern malls, shops, and restaurant chains. It is considered to be the Cattle Farming Capital of Colombia and celebrates this title with a yearly festival.

Plus, the city is one of the most important destination with venues of the country by having Great Stadiums and Convention centres, and have received important celebrities such as Maelo Ruiz, Jorge Celedón, Shakira, Years and Years, Juanes, Carlos Vives, among others.

Transport Monteria lies on a major highway connecting Medellín to Sincelejo and extending to Cartagena and Barranquilla. It has an effective public transportation system and arterial connections to the rest of the country.

Transport: Public As is common in most Colombian municipalities, public transportation is tightly integrated into the city. A system of taxis and several lines of large and small buses serve the community on surface streets. The streets of Monteria are also full of motorcycle taxis or "rapimotos" that provide economical transportation.

A passenger-only ferry system known as "Planchones", consists of roofed wooden rafts. It traverses the Sinu river along a system of manual cable tows. It was made as a way to cross the river before a proper bridge could be built and has served as an alternative to cross the river ever since. It is one of the most remarkable features of the city.

Water The city is served by a fishing port, but the waters of the Sinu river do not run deep enough and are not wide enough to serve as a commercial channel. High quality sand is brought up from the bottom of the river in buckets placed by divers, for use in the making of cinder blocks for local and regional construction projects.

Air travel Monteria is home to an international airport, Los Garzones Airport, which provides service to major cities via Avianca, Easyfly and LATAM airlines.

Major cities served from the airport include Bogotá, Medellín, Cali and Panama City.

Sites of interest Sites of interest in Monteria include: • The city's 1st Avenue runs along the Sinú river. • Simon Bolivar Park separates the river from 1st Avenue and is home to wild monkeys and sloths. • San Antero Beach is a beach which has a lot of tourist attractions. • The Colonial-era Cathedral of Saint Jeronimo is surrounded by a park. • Alamedas del Sinu is a shopping centre in the area. • The bridge spanning the Sinu river is a local landmark. • Centro Comercial Buenavista Montería

Sporting clubs • Centro Recreacional Tacasuán • Club Campestre • Club de golf • Jaguares de Cordoba - Professional Soccer team that plays in Jaraguay Stadium in Montería

Education: University • University of Cordoba (Public) • Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (Catholic) • Universidad del Sinú • Fundación Universitaria Luis Amigó • Cooperative University of Colombia • Corporación Universitaria del Caribe

Health care A new hospital was recently constructed in Barrio Urbina, called The Hospital of Saint Jeronimo. Other facilities include 2 government hospitals, 17 health care facilities and 32 health care clinics.

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Montería has a population of over 490,900 people. Montería also forms the centre of the wider Córdoba Department which has a population of over 1,784,783 people.

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Twin Towns - Sister Cities Montería has links with:

🇺🇸 Fort Lauderdale, USA 🇵🇦 Panama City, Panama
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Antipodal to Montería is: 104.118,-8.757

Locations Near: Montería -75.8819,8.75698

🇨🇴 Sincelejo -75.393,9.297 d: 80.6  

🇨🇴 Caucasia -75.2,7.983 d: 114.1  

🇨🇴 Cartagena -75.495,10.396 d: 187.2  

🇨🇴 Cartagena de Indias -75.5,10.4 d: 187.4  

🇨🇴 Santa Fe de Antioquia -75.817,6.55 d: 245.5  

🇨🇴 Aguachica -73.633,8.317 d: 252.1  

🇨🇴 Soledad -74.769,10.917 d: 269.3  

🇨🇴 Copacabana -75.508,6.346 d: 271.2  

🇨🇴 Bello -75.558,6.335 d: 271.7  

🇨🇴 Barranquilla -74.8,10.99 d: 275.1  

Antipodal to: Montería 104.118,-8.757

🇮🇩 Serang 106.15,-6.117 d: 19645.8  

🇮🇩 Cilegon 106.011,-6.003 d: 19644.5  

🇮🇩 Sukabumi 106.926,-6.921 d: 19644.5  

🇮🇩 Ciapus 106.467,-6.267 d: 19636  

🇮🇩 Bogor 106.797,-6.597 d: 19634.5  

🇮🇩 Bandar Lampung 105.267,-5.45 d: 19626.1  

🇮🇩 Pringsewu 104.961,-5.356 d: 19625.7  

🇮🇩 South Tangerang 106.717,-6.283 d: 19617.9  

🇮🇩 Depok 106.823,-6.394 d: 19617.7  

🇮🇩 Tangerang 106.633,-6.167 d: 19615.3  

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