Quibdó

Quibdó () is the capital city of Chocó Department, in the Pacific Region of Colombia, and is located on the Atrato River. The municipality of Quibdó has an area of and a population of 129,237, predominantly Afro Colombian, including Zambo Colombians.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Quibdó
Settlement.type: Municipality and town
Settlement.image_skyline: Ciudad de Quibdo.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 270px
Settlement.image_caption: Aerial views
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Quibdó.svg
Settlement.image_seal: Escudo de quibdo.jpg
Settlement.image_map: Colombia - Chocó - Quibdó.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Colombia
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Colombia
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Pacific Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Chocó Department

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Wikidata facts

Population: 130825
Area: 3337.5
Elevation: 43
Official website: www.quibdo-choco.gov.co/index.shtml
Image: Ciudad de Quibdo.jpg
Dialing code: 4

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Commons category: Quibdó
inception: 1648-00-00
postal code: 270009

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==History== In prehistoric times, the Chocó rainforest and mountains constituted a major barrier dividing the Mesoamerican and Andean civilizations. The high rainfall and the extremely humid climate did not attract the Spanish colonists. The Emberá people ceded much of their territory to the Spanish Franciscan order in 1648. Subsequent attacks on colonial outposts by hostile tribes discouraged attempts at settlement. Six years later, the Spanish began again to colonize the region, eventually establishing some lumber camps and plantations where they used enslaved Africans as workers.