Concordia, Magdalena
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Concordia is a town and municipality of the Magdalena Department
in northern Colombia
. Founded by Mandate 007 of June 24, 1999 with portion of territories from the municipalities of Cerro San Antonio
and Pedraza
.
Magdalena Department
Magdalena is a department of Colombia, located to the north of the country by the Caribbean Sea. The capital of the Magdalena Department is Santa Marta and was named after the Magdalena River...
in northern 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...
. Founded by Mandate 007 of June 24, 1999 with portion of territories from the municipalities of Cerro San Antonio
Cerro San Antonio
Cerro San Antonio is a town and municipality of the Colombian Department of Magdalena. Founded on June 13, 1750 by Fernando de Mier y Guerra near the Magdalena River. The Libertador Simon Bolivar visited this town on May 23, 1813 during the War of Independence of Colombia from Spain.-External links:...
and Pedraza
Pedraza
Pedraza is a town and municipality of the Colombian Department of Magdalena.-History:Was founded in 1791 by Pablo José Torregrosa. On December 9, 1908 by Executive Decree 1312 Pedraza became a municipality of the Magdalena Department.-Geography and climate:...
.