Santa Rosalia, Vichada
Encyclopedia
Santa Rosalia is a town and municipality located in the Department
of Vichada
, Colombia
.
plain shared by Colombia and Venezuela
, located within the Orinoquia region of Colombia
. The municipality has an average temperature of 28°C throughout the year, persisting a hot and dry climate. The seat of the municipality lies on the riviera of the Meta River
which also serves as boundary between the Department of Vichada and the Department of Casanare.
The municipality of Santa Rosalia limits to the north with the Department of Casanare; to the east with the municipality of La Primavera
; to the south with the municipality of Cumaribo
and to the west with the Department of Meta.
. Upon the arrival of the Spanish people
and other Europeans, the region was not colonized until the 16th Century. The settlement was established as a port for embarking cattle from the hacienda
s. In 1993 La Primavera was proclaimed municipality.
Departments of Colombia
Colombia is an unitary republic formed by thirty-two departments and a Capital District . Each department has a Governor and a Department Assembly , elected by popular vote for a four-year period. The governor cannot be re-elected in consecutive periods...
of Vichada
Vichada Department
Vichada is a department of the Republic of Colombia in South America. Vichada is located in the eastern plains of Colombia, in the Orinoquia region within the Orinoco river basin bordering the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the north and east...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
.
Geography
The area is part of the LlanosLlanos
The Llanos is a vast tropical grassland plain situated to the east of the Andes in Colombia and Venezuela, in northwestern South America. It is an ecoregion of the Flooded grasslands and savannas Biome....
plain shared by Colombia and Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
, located within the Orinoquia region of Colombia
Orinoquía Region of Colombia
The Orinoquía Region is one of the five natural regions of Colombia. It is also known colloquially as Eastern Plains from the Spanish Llanos Orientales. The region covers most of the area of the departments of Meta, Arauca, Casanare and Vichada. The region is rich in oil and is apt for extensive...
. The municipality has an average temperature of 28°C throughout the year, persisting a hot and dry climate. The seat of the municipality lies on the riviera of the Meta River
Meta River
The Meta River is formed in the Meta Department, Colombia by the confluence of the Humea, Guatiquía and Guayuriba rivers. It flows east-northeastward across the Llanos Orientales plains of Colombia through an ancient fault...
which also serves as boundary between the Department of Vichada and the Department of Casanare.
The municipality of Santa Rosalia limits to the north with the Department of Casanare; to the east with the municipality of La Primavera
La Primavera, Vichada
La Primavera is a town and municipality located in the Department of Vichada, Colombia.-Geography:...
; to the south with the municipality of Cumaribo
Cumaribo
Cumaribo is a town and municipality located in the Department of Vichada, Republic of Colombia. Cumaribo was founded by Jose Nicolino Mattar in 1959....
and to the west with the Department of Meta.
History
The area of present-day Santa Rosalia was inhabited by indigenous tribes, predominantly the Guahibo peopleGuahibo people
The Guahibo people people are an indigenous people native to Llanos or savannah plains in eastern Colombia--Arauca, Meta, Guainia, and Vichada departments--and in southern Venezuela near the Colombian border. Their population is was estimated at 23,772 people in 1998....
. Upon the arrival of the Spanish people
Spanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
and other Europeans, the region was not colonized until the 16th Century. The settlement was established as a port for embarking cattle from the hacienda
Hacienda
Hacienda is a Spanish word for an estate. Some haciendas were plantations, mines, or even business factories. Many haciendas combined these productive activities...
s. In 1993 La Primavera was proclaimed municipality.