La Jagua del Pilar
La Jagua del Pilar (Spanish pronunciation: [la ˈxaɣwa ðel piˈlaɾ]), literally "The Jagua of the Pillar", is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of La Guajira. The municipality has a total area of 187 km² and located some 450 meters over sea level and with an average temperature of 27 °C. La Jagua del Pilar became a municipality of La Guajira in 1998.
La Jagua del Pilar | |
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Municipality and town | |
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Location of the municipality and town of La Jagua del Pilar in the department of La Guajira. | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Region | Caribbean |
| Department | La Guajira |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | José Augusto Manjarrez Mendoza (2012-2015) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 2,721 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 |
| Website | http://www.lajaguadelpilar-laguajira.gov.co/ |
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