{{about|the city in Colombia|the modality of hunting|Montería (hunt)}} {{more citations needed|date=November 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Montería | type = Municipality and city | nicknames = ''La Venecia Colombiana'' (The Colombian Venice)<br> ''La Capital Ganadera de Colombia'' (The Rancher Capital of Colombia)<br> ''La Ciudad de las Golondrinas'' (The City of the Swallows) | motto = | image_skyline = {{multiple image | total_width = 250 | border = infobox | perrow = 1/2/2/1/1 | caption_align = center | image1 = Ronda del Sinú.jpg | alt1 = Ronda del Sinú Lineal Park | caption1 = Ronda del Sinú Lineal Park | image2 = Monteria2.jpg | alt2 = Saint Jerome Cathedral | caption2 = Saint Jerome Cathedral | image3 = Puente Segundo Centenario sobre el río Sinú.jpg | alt3 = Second Centennial Bridge | caption3 = Second Centennial Bridge | image4 = El Meridiano.jpg | alt4 = El Meridiano Newspaper Headquarters | caption4 = El Meridiano Newspaper Headquarters | image5 = Planchones sobre el río Sinú..jpg | alt5 = Planchones across the Sinú River | caption5 = Planchones Across the Sinú River | image6 = Plaza Cultural del Sinú. Al fondo el centro de la ciudad..jpg | alt6 = María Varilla monument | caption6 = María Varilla monument | image7 = Vista aerea del Aeropuerto Los Garzones.jpg | alt7 = Los Garzones International Airport | caption7 = Los Garzones Airport }} | image_flag = Flag of Montería (Córdoba).svg | image_shield = Escudo de Montería.svg | image_map = Colombia - Córdoba - Montería.svg | mapsize = 200px | image_caption = | map_caption = Location within the Department of Córdoba | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Colombia | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Caribbean Region (Colombia) | subdivision_type2 = Department | subdivision_name2 = Córdoba<sup>*</sup> | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Hugo Kerguelen | established_title = Foundation | established_date = May 1, 1777 | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 3137 | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | area_water_percent = | area_urban_km2 = 43.71 | area_metro_km2 = | population_as_of = 2018 census | population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dane.gov.co/files/varios/informacion-capital-DANE-2019.pdf|title=Informacion capital|website=dane.gov.co|language=es|access-date=30 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/colombia/cordoba/23001__monteria/|title=Urban Localities in Montería (Córdoba, Colombia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information|website=www.citypopulation.de|accessdate=30 June 2023}}</ref> | population_note = | population_total = 490935 | population_metro = | population_urban = 388499 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_density_urban_km2 = auto | population_demonym = Monteriano | timezone = Eastern Time Zone | utc_offset = -05 | coordinates = {{coord|8|45|N|75|53|W|region:CO|display=inline,title}} | elevation_m = 18 | area_code = 57 + 4 | website = [https://www.monteria.gov.co/ Official website] {{in lang|es}} | footnotes = <sup>*</sup>Monteria metropolitan area is yet to be determined. }} '''Montería''' ({{IPA|es|monteˈɾi.a}}) is a municipality and city located in northern Colombia and the capital of the Department of Córdoba. The city is located {{convert|50|km|mi|abbr=on}} away from the Caribbean sea, by the Sinú River. The city and region are known for their distinct cultural heritages, which include a blend of mainly colonial Spanish descendants, Indigenous Zenú peoples, Crypto-Jews, and more recently, Middle East immigrants. The city is home to the Sombrero Vueltiao, a national symbol; and is the home of Porro folklore music. The city has an inland seaport connected to the Caribbean Sea by the Sinú River.
==History== The area where the Department of Córdoba is located today was first settled by Zenú Indians, who lived near the banks of three rivers: the Sinú (Finzenú), the San Jorge (Panzenú) and the Nechí (Zenúfana). Montería was founded on May 1, 1777<ref>{{cite book |last1=Castro |first1=Jaime |title=Historia extensa de Montería}}</ref> by Spanish officer Antonio de la Torre y Miranda, being governor of the Province of Cartagena officer Juan de Torrezar Díaz Pimienta. The city, which had been named Montería by its inhabitants and located on the east side of the Sinú river, was then renamed "San Jerónimo de Buenavista" and moved to the west side of the river.
''San Jerónimo de Buenavista'' was chosen by Antonio de la Torre y Miranda to name the city, in order to honor Saint Jerome, but people referred to it as Montería. In 1803, the city was burned by a group of natives, so the residents decided to move back to the Sinú's east bank, where it remains today. In recent years, Monteria has seen a growth in population on the west side. In 1923, it became a municipality of Bolívar Department, and in 1952, it was designated as capital of the new Department of Córdoba. Montería was located within the boundaries of the Colombian Department of Bolívar until 1952 when it separated from Bolívar and became the capital of the new Department of Córdoba.
With a population of approximately 400,000, the city is considered to be one of the ten most important cities in Colombia and is locally known as '''La Perla del Sinú''' (The Pearl of the River Sinú).
==Geography and climate== thumb|right|250px|Valley of the Sinú river The city, which lies in the Sinú valley, is divided by the Sinú river and surrounded and sparsely populated by tropical flora and fauna. The town's weather is mainly warm and moderately humid, with average yearly temperatures of {{convert|27|°C|°F|1}}. The area is subject to flooding.
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23.2 |Apr low C = 23.8 |May low C = 23.8 |Jun low C = 23.6 |Jul low C = 23.4 |Aug low C = 23.3 |Sep low C = 23.2 |Oct low C = 23.2 |Nov low C = 23.2 |Dec low C = 23.0 |year low C = 23.2 |Jan record low C = 19.2 |Feb record low C = 18.7 |Mar record low C = 19.4 |Apr record low C = 19.0 |May record low C = 20.0 |Jun record low C = 20.7 |Jul record low C = 19.8 |Aug record low C = 19.4 |Sep record low C = 19.6 |Oct record low C = 20.0 |Nov record low C = 20.0 |Dec record low C = 20.0 |year record low C = 18.7 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 8.0 |Feb precipitation mm = 11.1 |Mar precipitation mm = 27.8 |Apr precipitation mm = 94.6 |May precipitation mm = 182.3 |Jun precipitation mm = 164.5 |Jul precipitation mm = 165.4 |Aug precipitation mm = 170.1 |Sep precipitation mm = 181.5 |Oct precipitation mm = 140.1 |Nov precipitation mm = 114.3 |Dec precipitation mm = 41.1 |year precipitation mm = 1300.9 |unit precipitation days = 1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 0.9 |Feb precipitation days = 1.2 |Mar precipitation days = 2.4 |Apr precipitation days = 7.0 |May precipitation days = 12.0 |Jun precipitation days = 12.1 |Jul precipitation days = 12.3 |Aug precipitation days = 12.5 |Sep precipitation days = 12.2 |Oct precipitation days = 10.6 |Nov precipitation days = 8.3 |Dec precipitation days = 3.3 |year precipitation days = 94.9 |Jan humidity = 77 |Feb humidity = 76 |Mar humidity = 76 |Apr humidity = 77 |May humidity = 81 |Jun humidity = 81 |Jul humidity = 81 |Aug humidity = 82 |Sep humidity = 82 |Oct humidity = 82 |Nov humidity = 83 |Dec humidity = 81 |year humidity = 80 |source 1 = Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales (humidity 1981-2010)<ref name=IDEAM1>{{cite web |url=http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Normales%2BClimatol%C3%B3gicas%2BEst%C3%A1ndar_Periodo%2B1991-2020.xlsx/347421fe-b205-478f-9c24-55d0ea3785cd |title=Promedios Climatológicos 1991–2020 |publisher=Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios 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|single line = y |Jan record high C = 35.4 |Feb record high C = 36.4 |Mar record high C = 38.8 |Apr record high C = 37.6 |May record high C = 38.0 |Jun record high C = 36.0 |Jul record high C = 38.2 |Aug record high C = 36.6 |Sep record high C = 36.4 |Oct record high C = 34.8 |Nov record high C = 37.2 |Dec record high C = 37.6 |year record high C = 38.8 |Jan high C = 33.2 |Feb high C = 33.7 |Mar high C = 33.7 |Apr high C = 33.4 |May high C = 32.4 |Jun high C = 32.4 |Jul high C = 32.5 |Aug high C = 32.5 |Sep high C = 32.0 |Oct high C = 31.9 |Nov high C = 32.0 |Dec high C = 32.5 |year high C = 32.7 |Jan mean C = 27.3 |Feb mean C = 27.4 |Mar mean C = 27.8 |Apr mean C = 28.0 |May mean C = 27.7 |Jun mean C = 27.7 |Jul mean C = 27.6 |Aug mean C = 27.5 |Sep mean C = 27.2 |Oct mean C = 27.1 |Nov mean C = 27.2 |Dec mean C = 27.2 |year mean C = 27.5 |Jan low C = 22.7 |Feb low C = 23.0 |Mar low C = 23.7 |Apr low C = 24.1 |May low C = 23.9 |Jun low C = 23.8 |Jul low C = 23.6 |Aug low C = 23.5 |Sep low C = 23.2 |Oct low C = 23.5 |Nov low C = 23.4 |Dec low C = 23.2 |year low C = 23.5 |Jan record low C = 17.6 |Feb record low C = 16.2 |Mar record low C = 18.0 |Apr record low C = 17.8 |May record low C = 16.4 |Jun record low C = 18.2 |Jul record low C = 18.4 |Aug record low C = 18.8 |Sep record low C = 17.0 |Oct record low C = 18.4 |Nov record low C = 18.6 |Dec record low C = 17.0 |year record low C = 16.2 |rain colour = green |Jan rain mm = 11.7 |Feb rain mm = 16.5 |Mar rain mm = 30.0 |Apr rain mm = 116.2 |May rain mm = 175.5 |Jun rain mm = 163.1 |Jul rain mm = 156.3 |Aug rain mm = 180.9 |Sep rain mm = 202.9 |Oct rain mm = 153.0 |Nov rain mm = 103.8 |Dec rain mm = 34.9 |year rain mm = 1323.6 |unit rain days = |Jan rain days = 3 |Feb rain days = 3 |Mar rain days = 4 |Apr rain days = 10 |May rain days = 16 |Jun rain days = 16 |Jul rain days = 16 |Aug rain days = 17 |Sep rain days = 17 |Oct rain days = 15 |Nov rain days = 12 |Dec rain days = 5 |year rain days = 131 |Jan humidity = 81 |Feb humidity = 80 |Mar humidity = 78 |Apr humidity = 81 |May humidity = 84 |Jun humidity = 85 |Jul humidity = 84 |Aug humidity = 84 |Sep humidity = 85 |Oct humidity = 85 |Nov humidity = 85 |Dec humidity = 84 |year humidity = 83 |Jan sun = 235.6 |Feb sun = 203.4 |Mar sun = 192.2 |Apr sun = 159.0 |May sun = 148.8 |Jun sun = 159.0 |Jul sun = 195.3 |Aug sun = 186.0 |Sep sun = 150.0 |Oct sun = 164.3 |Nov sun = 180.0 |Dec sun = 192.2 |year sun = 2165.8 |Jand sun = 7.6 |Febd sun = 7.2 |Mard sun = 6.2 |Aprd sun = 5.3 |Mayd sun = 4.8 |Jund sun = 5.3 |Juld sun = 6.3 |Augd sun = 6.0 |Sepd sun = 5.0 |Octd sun = 5.3 |Novd sun = 6.0 |Decd sun = 6.2 |yeard sun = 5.9 |source 1 = Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales<ref name=IDEAM1/><ref name=IDEAM2/> }}
==Media and communications==
===Newspapers=== * ''El Espectador'' (national daily newspaper) * ''El Heraldo de Barranquilla'' (regional newspaper) * ''[http://www.elmeridianodecordoba.com.co Diario El Meridiano de Córdoba]''(regional newspaper) * ''El Tiempo'' (national daily newspaper) * ''El Universal'' (regional newspaper)
==Economy== The town's outskirts fuel the economy mainly through cattle and cattle ranching; within the city limits, there is a highly prosperous commercial district consisting of several shopping centres and malls, streets lined with shops, and numerous restaurant chains. It is considered to be the “Cattle Farming Capital” of Colombia, and celebrates this title with a yearly festival. The singer-songwriter Manuel Turizo (along with his older brother Júlian, also a talented musician) was born in Montería and grew up on a local cattle farm, the family having been involved in the cattle industry. In one particular interview, when asked what his "favorite foods" were, Turizo answered confidently, "''The 'cow-meat'! Cows!''"
Additionally, Montería is one of the most important destinations for musical acts in the country, featuring several excellent stadiums, arenas, convention centres, and other performance venues. Montería has hosted many notable musicians and celebrities on tour, such as Maelo Ruiz, Jorge Celedón, Shakira, Years and Years, Juanes, Carlos Vives, and others.
==Transportation== Monteria lies on a major highway connecting Medellín to Sincelejo and extending to Cartagena and Barranquilla. It has an effective public transportation system and arterial connections to the rest of the country.
===Public transportation=== As is common in most Colombian municipalities, public transportation is tightly integrated into the city. A system of taxis and several lines of large and small buses serve the community on surface streets. The streets of Monteria are also full of motorcycle taxis or "rapimotos" that provide economical transportation.
A passenger-only ferry system known as "Planchones", consists of roofed wooden rafts. It traverses the Sinu river along a system of manual cable tows. It was made as a way to cross the river before a proper bridge could be built and has served as an alternative to cross the river ever since. It is one of the most remarkable features of the city.{{original research inline|date=April 2019}}
===Water=== thumb|right|250px|View of '''Monteria''' from the Sinu river. The city is served by a fishing port, but the waters of the Sinu river do not run deep enough and are not wide enough to serve as a commercial channel. High quality sand is brought up from the bottom of the river in buckets placed by divers, for use in the making of cinder blocks for local and regional construction projects.
===Air travel=== Monteria is home to an international airport, Los Garzones Airport, which provides service to major cities via Avianca, LATAM airlines and other cargo and passenger airlines.
Major cities served from the airport include Bogotá, Medellín, Cali and other places.
==Demographics== The region is populated by a diverse mix of people, including the descendants of Spaniards/Basque, Arabs, French, Italians and Sinu Indians, a tribe of natives with their own language that once produced ornate pottery and goldworks. According to 2018 estimates, the population of Monteria was 490,935, with a population density of 160 persons per square kilometer.
==Tourism and sport== ===Sites of interest=== thumb|right|250px|Colonial church in downtown '''Monteria'''. Sites of interest in Monteria include: * The city's 1st Avenue<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cordoba.gov.co/monteria/fotos/avenida/foto_27.html |title=Gobernación de Córdoba - Montería - Córdoba - Colombia - Sur América |website=www.cordoba.gov.co |access-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070824052359/http://www.cordoba.gov.co/monteria/fotos/avenida/foto_27.html |archive-date=24 August 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> runs along the Sinú river. * Simon Bolivar Park separates the river from 1st Avenue and is home to wild monkeys and sloths. * San Antero Beach is a beach which has a lot of tourist attractions.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}} * The Colonial-era Cathedral of Saint Jeronimo is surrounded by a park. * Alamedas del Sinu is a shopping center in the area. * The bridge spanning the Sinu river is a local landmark. * Centro Comercial Buenavista Montería
===Sporting clubs=== * Centro Recreacional Tacasuán * Club Campestre * Club de golf * Vaqueros de Montería - Professional Baseball team that plays in June 18 Stadium * Jaguares de Cordoba - Professional Soccer team that plays in Jaraguay Stadium in Montería
==Education== Both public and private educational institutions run the gamut from unlicensed private preschools to fully accredited universities.
===Universities=== * University of Cordoba [http://www.unicordoba.edu.co/] ([http://www.unicordoba.edu.co/ website]) (Public) * [http://www.cordoba.gov.co/monteria/fotos/moderna/foto_60.html Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20071019062238/http://www.upbmonteria.edu.co/ website]) (Catholic) * [http://www.unisinu.edu.co/ Universidad del Sinú] * [http://www.funlam.edu.co/ Fundación Universitaria Luis Amigó] * Cooperative University of Colombia * [http://www.cecar.edu.co/ Corporación Universitaria del Caribe]
==Health care== A new hospital was recently{{when|date=April 2019}} constructed in Barrio Urbina, called The Hospital of Saint Jeronimo. Other facilities include 2 government hospitals, 17 health care facilities and 32 health care clinics.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}
==External links and references== * [http://www.elmeridianodecordoba.com.co El Meridiano De Cordoba] - Local Paper (Spanish). * [http://intranet.presidencia.gov.co/regiones/regiones/ciudades/monteria.pd Fact Sheet]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Colombian Government * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070623172927/http://www.cordoba.gov.co/creditos.html Cordoba Official Government Website] * [http://www.monteria.gov.co Monteria Official Government Website] * https://web.archive.org/web/20120414101215/http://www.turismonteria.com/
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