Ábrego

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Ábrego
Municipality of Colombia
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Flag of Ábrego
Flag
Official seal of Ábrego
Seal
Location of Ábrego in Norte de Santander
Location of Ábrego in Norte de Santander
Ábrego is located in Colombia
Ábrego
Ábrego
Location of Ábrego in Colombia
Coordinates: 8°00′N 73°12′W / 8.000°N 73.200°W / 8.000; -73.200Coordinates: 8°00′N 73°12′W / 8.000°N 73.200°W / 8.000; -73.200
Country Colombia
DepartmentNorte de Santander
Subregion
Founded12 March 1810
Government
 • MayorJuan Carlos Jácome Ropero
(2020-2023)
Area
 • Total1,582 km2 (611 sq mi)
Elevation
1,398 m (4,587 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total38,627
 • Density24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
ClimateAw
WebsiteOfficial website

Ábrego (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈaβɾeɣo]) is a Colombian municipality and town located in the department of Norte de Santander. The urban centre is situated at an altitude of 1,398 metres (4,587 ft) in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes.[1]

History[]

The territory was inhabited by various indigenous communities such as the Oroques, Turmeros, Seborucos and Carasicas. The first denomination of this place was Llano de los Orejones in 1530 by Ambrosio Alfínger's troops. On July 26, 1580, a wooden cross was erected in the middle of the valley of this municipality for the first Eucharist, from that moment, the place began to be called "Llanos de la Cruz". The settlement of the municipality began when the sisters Ana María and Josefa de la Encarnación Maldonado Quintero donated several lands to raise the population of the municipality, from that moment they began to build streets and squares. March 12, 1810, is the date of the founding of the municipality. On April 14, 1930, by ordinance number 32, the name of the municipality was changed to Abrego, in order to honor the nortesantadereana woman who is considered a heroine in the department, Mercedes Abrego de Reyes.[2]

Geography[]

About 3 hectares of the municipality are located in the Santurbán moor, which is a water source for the departments of Norte de Santander and Santander.[3] Part of the municipality is located in a valley between the Oroque and Frío rivers.[4]

Climate[]

Climate data for Ábrego
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 23.6
(74.5) 		24.3
(75.7) 		24.0
(75.2) 		23.2
(73.8) 		23.2
(73.8) 		23.6
(74.5) 		24.0
(75.2) 		24.2
(75.6) 		23.7
(74.7) 		22.9
(73.2) 		22.5
(72.5) 		23.0
(73.4) 		23.5
(74.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.5
(65.3) 		19.0
(66.2) 		19.2
(66.6) 		19.0
(66.2) 		19.0
(66.2) 		19.0
(66.2) 		19.0
(66.2) 		19.2
(66.6) 		19
(66) 		18.6
(65.5) 		18.5
(65.3) 		18.4
(65.1) 		18.9
(66.0)
Average low °C (°F) 14.6
(58.3) 		14.8
(58.6) 		15.5
(59.9) 		15.7
(60.3) 		15.7
(60.3) 		14.9
(58.8) 		14.7
(58.5) 		14.9
(58.8) 		15.2
(59.4) 		15.4
(59.7) 		15.7
(60.3) 		15
(59) 		15.2
(59.3)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 77
(3.0) 		106
(4.2) 		210
(8.3) 		384
(15.1) 		507
(20.0) 		422
(16.6) 		363
(14.3) 		394
(15.5) 		402
(15.8) 		417
(16.4) 		301
(11.9) 		141
(5.6) 		3,724
(146.7)
Source: Climate-Data.org[5]

Economy[]

The municipality's economy is based on agriculture, the main crop produced in the municipality is onions.[6] Other products grown in Ábrego include tomatoes, cocoa, coffee, corn, beans, sugar cane and tobacco. In terms of commerce, in 2017, it was recorded that the municipality had 677 commercial establishments such as clothing stores, hairdressers, cafes or bakeries.[7]

Sights[]

  • Black Stones (Piedras Negras): They are a pile of stones scattered over approximately 3 hectares. Some theories suggest that they are of volcanic origin or that they are fragments of an asteroid, there is also an oral tradition that says that they were used by the Orokes Indians for rituals in the nular phase.[8]
  • The Donkey's Well (Pozo del Burro): It is a tourist site of the municipality, which according to a local legend receives this name, because a traveler tried to cross with his donkey but drowned, the donkey was carrying gold.[9]
  • Oroque Dam (Represa del Oroque): It is a tourist site located 15 minutes from the municipal capital, the dam is formed by the waters of the Oroque river that comes from the "Jurisdicciones" moor.[10] This dam was built in the 70's with the purpose of supplying water to the crops of the municipality.[11]
  • Santa Barbara Parish (Parroquia Santa Bárbara): The parish was finished in 1765 by Juan Quintero Príncipe and Cristóbal Arévalo, it was the first hermitage of the municipality. It became a parish on September 5, 1807, in which José María Fernández Carvajalino was the first parish priest.[12] On December 31, 2003, by decree 1144, the church is considered a property of cultural interest of departmental character.[11]
  • Diviño Niño Church (Iglesia Divino Niño): The creation of this church was the idea of the parish priest Diógenes Sanabria. In 2009, the building was consecrated. The building has a modern style.[12]

Education[]

The first educational establishments in the municipality date back to 1844.[13] The municipality has a mega school called Carlo Julio Torrado Peñaranda School which was inaugurated in 2016, the mega school has three computer rooms, physics, chemistry and biology laboratories, also in 2016, the school had 1600 primary and high school students studying in it.[14] The municipality also has another school called Institución Educativa Colegio Santa Barbara, founded in 1966, in 2016, the 50th anniversary of the institution was celebrated in the main park of the municipality.[15]

References[]

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Official website Ábrego
  2. ^ "Archivo de la Alcaldía Municipal de Ábrego (Norte de Santander, Colombia)". Censo-Guía de Archivos de España e Iberoamérica (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2021-11-01. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  3. ^ "Informe económico de los municipios de la jurisdicción de la Cámara de Comercio de Ocaña" (PDF). Cámara de Comercio de Ocaña. 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-11-01. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  4. ^ "Cartilla Ábrego" (PDF). Corporación Nueva Sociedad de la Región Nororiental de Colombia. 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-11-01. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  5. ^ "Climate: Ábrego (Colombia)". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  6. ^ Carrascal, Blanca Liliana Velásquez; Álvarez, Melisa Daniela Verjel; Bayona-Vergel, Valentina; Hoyos-Patiño, Johann Fernando; Sayago-Velásquez, Jeimmy Estefany (2020-07-01). "Impacto económico en los agricultores por la falta de una plaza de mercado en el municipio de Abrego, Norte de Santander". Reflexiones contables (Cúcuta) (in Spanish). 3 (2): 40–50. doi:10.22463/26655543.2903. ISSN 2665-5543.
  7. ^ Acevedo Martínez, Martha Janeth; Verjel Pérez, Lina Fernanda (2017). "Plan estratégico para el mejoramiento de la malla vial rural del municipio de Ábrego, Norte de Santander al año 2019" (in Spanish). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. ^ "Las piedras negras más inexplicables del mundo están en Ábrego". La Opinión (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2021-11-01. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  9. ^ Miustes, Alexandra (2021-03-12). "Ábrego: el bello valle de Norte de Santander". ATN TV (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2021-03-12. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  10. ^ "Medios Naturales, Municipio de Ábrego - Ocaña Turística". Ocaña Turistica. Archived from the original on 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  11. ^ a b Paéz, Luis (2007). "Guía Turística de la Región de Ocaña" (PDF). Biblioteca Mario Javier Pacheco García. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-11-01. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  12. ^ a b "Iglesias y Templos en Municipio de Ábrego". Ocaña Turística. Archived from the original on 2016-06-12. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  13. ^ "Plan de Ordenación y Manejo de la Cuenca Hidrográfica del Río Algodonal" (PDF). Corporación Autónoma Regional de la Frontera Nororiental. 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-07-26. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  14. ^ "Ábrego: 1.600 estudiantes estrenan megacolegio". La Opinión (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2021-11-01. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  15. ^ "La i. e. colegio santa bárbara celebró, con alegría y jolgorio, sus bodas de oro". Colegio Santa Barbara (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
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