Tibú

Tibú
Municipality an toun
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Location o the municipality an toun o Tibú in the Norte de Santander Depairtment o Colombie.
Coordinates: 8°38′24″N 72°44′17″W
Kintra	Colombie
Depairtment	Norte de Santander
Foondation	November 3, 1977
Govrenment
• Mayor	Jose Del Carmen Garcia Palacios
Area
• Total	2,696 km2 (1,041 sq mi)
Elevation	75 m (246 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	40,182
• Density	14.9/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombie Staundart Time)

Tibú is a Colombie municipality an toun locatit in the depairtment o Norte de Santander.

History

The aurie o present day Tibú wis established as a camp basement bi ile companies who first arrivit in the aurie in 1945. On March 8, 1945 the Cooncil o Cúcuta appruivit the creation o the corregimiento o Tibu. The Catholic Kirk established the San Luis Beltran Mission an aw an later on 25 Mey 1952 established the pairish. The kirk greatly contributit tae the development o the veelage bi designin the first streets an distributin lots for the first hooses an the cathedral.

It wis erectit municipality later on 1 Januar 1977 in the midst o the jungle o the Catatumbo Region an amaist human inhospitable laund atween Colombie an Venezuela.

Colombian Airmit Conflict

Relatit page: Colombie conflict (1964–present)

The toun an municipalities wur haurdly hit bi the Colombie ceevil war. The aurie haes been a constant dispute atween govrenment forces, the guerrillas o the FARC an ELN an paramilitar groups. On 16 Juin 1996 Unitit Sel-Defence Forces o Colombie members perpetratit the La Gabarra massacre while strugglin for control o the aurie wi FARC.

Geografie

The municipality o Tibú borders tae the east wi Venezuela, tae the sooth wi the municipalities o Cúcuta an Sardinata, tae the wast wi El Tarra an San Calixto an tae the northwest wi Teorama.

References

• (in Spaingie)Tibú offeecial wabsteid Archived 2012-11-30 at Archive.today