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Pedraza, Magdalena

Field	Value
settlement_type	town
official_name	Pedraza
image_flag	Flag of Pedraza (Magdalena).svg
image_map	Colombia - Magdalena - Pedraza.svg
mapsize	200px
map_caption	Location of the municipality and town of Pedraza in the Department of Magdalena.
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_type2	Department
subdivision_name	Colombia
subdivision_name1	Caribbean
subdivision_name2	Magdalena
leader_title	Mayor
established_title	Foundation
established_date	1791
population_as_of	2005
population_note
population_total	7865
utc_offset	-5
latd		latm=	lats=	latNS=
longd		longm=	longs=	longEW=
website
www.pedraza-magdalena.gov.co

www.pedraza-magdalena.gov.co

Pedraza () is a town and municipality of the Colombian Department of Magdalena.

History

Was founded in 1791 by Pablo José Torregrosa. On December 9, 1908, by Executive Decree 1312 Pedraza became a municipality of the Magdalena Department.

Geography

Pedraza is mostly flat with undulations as high as 120 meters.

Political division

Corregimientos and caseríos:

Bahía Honda
Bomba
Guaiquirí
Heredia.

Economy

Pedraza's main economic activity is farming with an emphasis on breeding livestock such as cattle, pork, equines, goats, and mules. Agriculture production is also part of its economy, predominantly yuca, corn, tomato, beans. Artisan fishing is also practiced on the many marshes and streams in the area.

Attractions

Pedraza offers ecotourism sites surrounding Ciénaga La Brava and Riveras del Río.

Historical sites

Iglesia San Pedro (Saint Peter church), Antiguo Palacio Municipal (Former Cityhall Palace) and the Parque Central (central park).

Festivities

The town celebrates Carnivals from February through March, while also participating of the Holy Week, Fiesta de la Conversión de San Pablo (Saint Peter's Conversion Feast) every January 25 and the Día del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús (The Sacred Heart of Jesus Day) every June 14.

References

[http://www.dane.gov.co/files/censo2005/regiones/magdalena/pedraza.pdf {{in lang. es DANE 2005 Census: Pedraza]

Wikipedia Source

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