Puerto Leguízamo
Municipality and town in Putumayo Department, Colombia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Puerto Leguízamo[2] (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpweɾto leɣiˈsamo]) is a town and municipality located in the Putumayo Department, a southern border region of the Republic of Colombia. It is on the north bank of the Putumayo River.
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Puerto Leguizamo | |
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Municipality and town | |
Country | Colombia |
Department | Putumayo Department |
Area | |
• Municipality and town | 10,907 km2 (4,211 sq mi) |
• Urban | 2.13 km2 (0.82 sq mi) |
Elevation | 177 m (581 ft) |
Population (2018 census)[1] | |
• Municipality and town | 28,468 |
• Density | 2.6/km2 (6.8/sq mi) |
• Urban | 12,755 |
• Urban density | 6,000/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
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Its Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen, dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, is the cathedral episcopal see of the Latin Catholic missionary pre-diocesan Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Leguízamo-Solano.
Puerto Leguízamo is served by Caucayá Airport.