Manaure, La Guajira

Manaure
Manaure
Town
	Salt mines in Manaure, La Guajira
	Flag Seal
	Location of the town and municipality of Manaure in the Department of La Guajira.
	Manaure
	Coordinates: 11°46′45″N 72°26′58″W / 11.77917°N 72.44944°W
Country	Colombia
Region	Caribbean
Department	La Guajira
Founded	1723
Government
• Mayor	Humberto Martinez Fajardo (C)
Area
• Total	1,971 km2 (761 sq mi)
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Population (2019 est.)
• Total	120,417
• Density	61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Demonym	Manaurero
Time zone	UTC-5
Area code	57 + 5
Climate	BWh
Website	Official website (in Spanish)
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Manaure or Salinas de Manaure is a town and municipality located in the Colombian Department of La Guajira. Manaure's main economic activity is the exploitation of the vast amounts of salt in the area.

^ (in Spanish) Colombian Registry of the Civil State: 2007 election results^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Estimaciones de Población 1985 - 2005 y Proyecciones de Población 2005 - 2020 Total Municipal por Área (estimate)". DANE. Retrieved 20 June 2019.

[1] (in Spanish) Colombian Registry of the Civil State: 2007 election results^{[permanent dead link]}

[Largest_cities_or_towns-2] "Estimaciones de Población 1985 - 2005 y Proyecciones de Población 2005 - 2020 Total Municipal por Área (estimate)". DANE. Retrieved 20 June 2019.

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Manaure
Town
Salt mines in Manaure, La Guajira
Flag Seal
Location of the town and municipality of Manaure in the Department of La Guajira.
Manaure
Coordinates: 11°46′45″N 72°26′58″W / 11.77917°N 72.44944°W / 11.77917; -72.44944
Country	Colombia
Region	Caribbean
Department	La Guajira
Founded	1723
Government
• Mayor	Humberto Martinez Fajardo (C)^[1]
Area
• Total	1,971 km² (761 sq mi)
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Population (2019 est.^[2])
• Total	120,417
• Density	61/km² (160/sq mi)
Demonym	Manaurero
Time zone	UTC-5
Area code	57 + 5
Climate	BWh
Website	Official website (in Spanish)
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