Istmina
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Istmina is a municipality and town in the Chocó Department
, Colombia
. The town of Istmina was founded in 1834 by Juan Nepomuceno Mosquera, initially with the name of San Pablo. The name was changed in 1903 to Istmina, a contaction of isthmus and minas (mines), two characteristics of the area. The municipality covers 2480 square kilometres (958 sq mi), with an average elevation of 79 metres (259 ft), and an average temperature of 25.9 °C (79 °F). Istmina is located 75 km (47 mi) from the departmental capital, Quibdó.
Chocó Department
Chocó is a department of Colombia known for its large Afro-Colombian population. It is in the west of the country, and is the only Colombian department to have coastlines on both the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. It also has all of Colombia's border with Panama. Its capital is...
, 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...
. The town of Istmina was founded in 1834 by Juan Nepomuceno Mosquera, initially with the name of San Pablo. The name was changed in 1903 to Istmina, a contaction of isthmus and minas (mines), two characteristics of the area. The municipality covers 2480 square kilometres (958 sq mi), with an average elevation of 79 metres (259 ft), and an average temperature of 25.9 °C (79 °F). Istmina is located 75 km (47 mi) from the departmental capital, Quibdó.