6/20/2023 0 Comments Choco colombia![]() More than half of their total population in Colombia lives in Chocó, some 35,500. ![]() The second largest race/ethnic group are the Embera, a Native American people. In the late 19th century, it attracted a variety of miners from many countries seeking to make their fortunes in gold.ĭemographics Historical population YearĬhoco is inhabited predominantly by Afro-Colombians, descendants of enslaved Africans imported and brought to this area by the Spanish colonizers after conquering the Americas. Chocó is also Colombia's top gold-producing region (653,625 ounces in 2011). Much of the wood for Colombia's internal consumption is harvested from the Chocó, with a small percentage harvested for export.Ĭhocó Department produces the majority of Colombia's significant platinum output (28,359 ounces of platinum in 2011). The Boudaw Mountains on the coast and the inland Western Mountain Range are cut by low valleys, with an altitude less than 1,000 meters, that form most of the territory. Three large rivers drain the Choco Department, the Atratus (which runs north, with tributaries that also flow north), the St. The municipality of Joraw holds the Highest Average Annual Precipitation record measured at 523.6 inches (13,300 mm) which makes it the wettest place in the world. The Choco Department makes up most of the ecoregion known as El Chocó that extends from Panama to Ecuador. The Chocó Department is covered mostly by the Baudó Mountains. In spite of the department’s ranking of “world's rainiest lowland” (the Choco–Darien moist forests ecoregion), with close to 400 inches (10,000 mm) of annual precipitation, Quibdó lacks sanitary drinking water. There is no reliable electrical grid, sewage system or drinkable water (even in the capital Quibdó). That same year, an additional 10 adults and senior citizens, of the indigenous Chocó community, died due to preventable causes such as malaria and diarrhea. Often, a family’s resources, along with the patient’s potential physical condition, will prevent medical help being sought out in August 2016, Colombian media reported that some 50 children starved in less than three months, creating awareness of the grave condition Choco’s inhabitants are facing. ![]() For those needing more advanced services, Medellín is the closest major city to the capital Quibdó This is provided that the existing small roads aren't flooded, shut down, or otherwise blocked some remote indigenous communities have no other option than to canoe or boat by river to Quibdó, a trip which can last anywhere from two days to a week. ![]() This trip could take several hours to several days, depending on their starting point. Currently, depending on their location, residents of Chocó who are in a medical emergency, and who do have access to vehicular transport, face an unpredictable journey. This roadway would have successfully linked Chocó to the nearest large city, Medellin, providing easier access to medical care, necessities, food, and more. No major highway has been worked on since initial foundations were laid down in 1967. A major factor, cited by the government, is the rugged, montane rainforest environment, limiting any infrastructure improvements to the region. However, its population has one of the lowest standards of living of all departments in Colombia. Its capital is Quibdó.Ĭhocó has a diverse geography, unique ecosystems and unexploited natural resources. It contains all of Colombia's border with Panama. 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. ![]() Choco Department is a department of Western Colombia known for its large Afro-Colombian population. ![]()
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