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Chimichagua () is a city and municipality in the central region of the Department of Cesar, Colombia. Approximately one third of the municipality of Chimichagua is water. The municipality seat lies by the Cienaga de Zapatosa marshes.

Key facts

Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.official_name
Chimichagua
Settlement.nickname
"El Viejo Puerto""The Old Port"
Settlement.motto
"Peace, Union and Work" Paz, Union y Trabajo
Settlement.image_flag
Flag of Chimichagua (Cesar).svg
Settlement.image_seal
Escudo Chimichagua.jpg
Settlement.image_map
Colombia - Cesar - Chimichagua.svg
Settlement.mapsize
200px
Settlement.map_caption
Location of the municipality and town of Chimichagua in the Department of Cesar.
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Department
Settlement.subdivision_name
Colombia
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Caribbean
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Cesar
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Rigoberto Perez(Colombian Conservative Party)
Settlement.established_title
Foundation

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Wikidata facts

Population
30303
Area
1568
Elevation
49
Image
Chimichagua, Cesar.png
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Chimichagua
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10 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Pre-Columbian
  • Spanish conquest and colonization
  • Republicanism
  • Politics
  • Administrative divisions
  • Corregimientos
  • References
  • External links

Chimichagua () is a city and municipality in the central region of the Department of Cesar, Colombia. Approximately one third of the municipality of Chimichagua is water. The municipality seat lies by the Cienaga de Zapatosa marshes.

==Etymology==

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