El Carmen de Bolívar is a municipality

Municipality

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 and town of the northern Colombia

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n Department

Departments of Colombia

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 of Bolivar

Bolívar Department

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. Founded on February 16, 1779 by the Spanish infantry Lieutenant Antonio de La Torre y Miranda,El Carmen de Bolivar lies in the central region of the Bolivar Department.

History

This area was initially inhabited by the Native American

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 tribes of Malibúes, Farotos and Piletas, was later conquered and colonized by the Spanish

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 naming it sitio de Nuestra Señora del Carmen or "Our Lady of El Carmen site" in 1776 by a Spanish officer named Antonio de La Torre y Miranda and under the orders of Juan de Torrezal Díaz de Pimienta, Governor of Cartagena of Indies.

Geography

The municipality of El Carmen de Bolivar is located south of the municipality of San Jacinto

San Jacinto, Bolívar

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, north of the municipality of Ovejas

Ovejas

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, Sucre

Sucre Department

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 west of the municipalities of Zambrano

Zambrano, Bolívar

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 and Córdoba

Córdoba, Bolívar

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 and east of the municipality of San Onofre, Sucre

San Onofre, Sucre

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, covering a total area of 954 km².

Corregimientos

• Caracolí Grande: subdivided into the veredas and caseríos of La Cansona, Ojo Seco, El Ojito, Camaroncito, El Coco, La Zarza, Hondible, El Algodón and Lazaro.
• Macayepos: Subdivided into the caseríos and veredas of Limón, Joján, Jojancito, La sierra, El Cielo, El Orejero, Venado, Berruga, Centro Alegre, Berruguita and El Aguacate.
• Bajo Grande: formed by the caseríos and veredas of Santa Lucía, Raizal, La Pita, Pozo Oscuro, La Florida and Carocolicito.
• San Carlos: formed by the caseríos and veredas of El Bajito, Buenavista, Tierra Grata, La Victoria, El Alférez, Guamito and El Sapo.
• El Hobo: formed by the caseríos and veredas of Guaimito, Mazingá, Turquía, Sabaneta and La Puente.
• El Salado: formed by the caseríos and veredas of Jacinto, Tacaloa, El Varguero, Arenas del Sur, Mata caballo, El Reforma, El Umbral and La Estrella.
• San Isidro: formed by the caseríos and veredas of Guamanga, Mamón de María, Romualdo, Pasa Corriendo, Camarón, Caña Salada, Arroyo lejo, Las Lajas and Las Lajitas.
• Jesús del Monte: formed by the caseríos and veredas of Hato Nuevo, Mandatú, El Bongal, Apure, Piedras Blancas, Las vacas, Motaperro, Calsoncito, El Bledo, Piedra Azul, La Cesta, El Ceibal, La Negra, San Martín, El Encanto, Rebulicio and Los Andes.