Líbano, Tolima

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Líbano, Tolima
Municipality
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Panoramic photo of Líbano.
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Location of the municipality and town of Líbano, Tolima in the Tolima Department of Colombia.
Coordinates: 4°55′N75°10′W / 4.917°N 75.167°W / 4.917; -75.167
CountryFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Department Tolima Department
Government
 • Alcalde (Mayor)José Germán Castellanos Herrera
Area
 •  Municipality 282.4 km2 (109.0 sq mi)
 • Urban
3.64 km2 (1.41 sq mi)
Elevation
1,565 m (5,135 ft)
Population
 (2020 est.) [1]
 •  Municipality 36,231
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
 •  Urban
23,290
 • Urban density6,400/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Website http://www.libano-tolima.gov.co

Líbano is a town and municipality in the Tolima department of Colombia. The population of the municipality was estimated at 36,231 as of 2020. [1] Along with Honda, Líbano is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Líbano–Honda.

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History

Before the arrival of Europeans, the Panches, Pantagoras, Bledos, and Marquetones lived in the region. They were among the tribes most feared by the Muisca. Their society was an aristocratic hierarchy headed by a chief.

By the mid-nineteenth century, settlers from Antioquia explored south in search of vacant land, and mines, to be acquired by degrees of effort and incorporated into the national economy. A caravan of Antioqueños led by Isidro Parra, found a valley planted with cedars and oaks, and constructed a few huts. The hamlet was named Líbano, the Spanish word for Lebanon.

The layout of the built-up area of Líbano was organized as a village in 1886. Since 1900, Líbano developed as an important village, pushing dirt roads in all directions. Socio-economic development of the region was guided by its founders from the development of mining and power to the cultivation of coffee, which has become the main characteristic element of the economy, society and culture of the area.

The city of Líbano is the see of the Diocese of Líbano-Honda, created by Pope John Paul II on July 26, 1989, by the Bull "Ita Iam." The territorial area of the diocese covers an area of 3,477 km ² with approximately 240,000 inhabitants. Its first bishop was Monsignor José Luis Serna Alzate, who took office on October 7, 1989. On 5 December 2015, José Luis Henao Cadavid was installed as the fourth bishop of the diocese.

Geography

Aerial view of Libano with Nevado del Tolima in the background. Libano (Tolima) Colombia 2a.jpg
Aerial view of Líbano with Nevado del Tolima in the background.

The municipality of Líbano is located in the north of the department of Tolima, about 56 kilometres (35 mi) north of Ibagué, the departmental capital. Líbano is bordered to the north by the municipalities of Armero and Villahermosa, to the West by the municipality of Murillo, to the East by the municipality of Lérida and to the south by Santa Isabel and Venadillo.

Líbano is located in the Cordillera Central, east of Nevado del Ruiz. The town is at an altitude of 1,565 metres (5,135 ft) above sea level, putting it in the tierra templada, or temperate zone, of Colombia. The area is hilly and heavily forested where it is not used for agriculture. Agriculture in the area includes growing of coffee, bananas, plantains, and beans.

History

El Libano is a historic coffee producing municipality in Tolima. There, there are 77 villages and 3,980 families that make their living by planting coffee.

His production has also been recognized in various competitions such as the Master of Coffee Colombia, where the farmer Ómar Arango was recognized for the high quality of his coffee in 2019.

Also, the specialty coffees that come out of this municipality are exported to countries such as China, Japan, Korea, the United States, Spain, and England, among others.

In addition, it could be said that this is the municipality with the longest coffee history in Tolima, In the 1900s it had threshing machines that were headquarters of important companies in Europe, they were called “threshers”.

Notable people

Climate

Climate data for Líbano (Trinidad La), elevation 1,430 m (4,690 ft), (1971–2000)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)24.3
(75.7)		24.4
(75.9)		24.6
(76.3)		23.9
(75.0)		23.7
(74.7)		24.0
(75.2)		24.8
(76.6)		25.3
(77.5)		24.8
(76.6)		23.6
(74.5)		23.8
(74.8)		23.9
(75.0)		24.3
(75.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)19.8
(67.6)		19.9
(67.8)		20.2
(68.4)		20.0
(68.0)		20.0
(68.0)		19.9
(67.8)		20.1
(68.2)		20.4
(68.7)		20.1
(68.2)		19.5
(67.1)		19.6
(67.3)		19.6
(67.3)		19.9
(67.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)16.0
(60.8)		16.2
(61.2)		16.5
(61.7)		16.6
(61.9)		16.5
(61.7)		16.0
(60.8)		15.4
(59.7)		15.6
(60.1)		15.9
(60.6)		16.1
(61.0)		16.2
(61.2)		15.9
(60.6)		16.1
(61.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)120.4
(4.74)		129.0
(5.08)		180.1
(7.09)		244.1
(9.61)		260.9
(10.27)		133.6
(5.26)		82.6
(3.25)		117.7
(4.63)		227.1
(8.94)		292.0
(11.50)		205.0
(8.07)		128.3
(5.05)		2,120.8
(83.50)
Average precipitation days131518222014111317232016202
Average relative humidity (%)83828286878275737986878582
Mean monthly sunshine hours 139.5104.6105.493.0111.6147.0186.0186.0153.0105.4105.0124.01,560.5
Mean daily sunshine hours 4.53.73.43.13.64.96.06.05.13.43.54.04.3
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Citypopulation.de
  2. ↑ "Promedios Climatológicos 1971–2000" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Retrieved 25 June 2024.[ dead link ]

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