Riosucio, Chocó
Municipality and town in Chocó Department, Colombia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Riosucio (Spanish pronunciation: [rjoˈsusjo]) is a municipality and town[clarification needed] in the Department of Chocó, Colombia. The municipality and town are located in the Atrato River basin, on the Chocoan side of Urabá, a region spanning the departments Chocó and Antioquia.
Riosucio | |
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Municipality and town | |
Coordinates: 7.4406°0′0″N 77.1189°0′0″W | |
Country | Colombia |
Department | Chocó Department |
Founded | 1518 |
Area | |
• Municipality and town | 5,818.5 km2 (2,246.5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 8 m (26.3 ft) |
Population (2015) | |
• Municipality and town | 28,832 |
• Density | 4.95/km2 (12.83/sq mi) |
• Metro | 8,458 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Riosucio municipality is landlocked, being separated from the Pacific Ocean by the Chocoan municipalities Juradó and Bahía Solano and from the Gulf of Urabá, a large inlet of the Caribbean Sea, by the Antioquian municipality Turbo and the Chocoan municipality Unguía. Riosucio town is mostly inaccessible by roads and has no airport; the river is the main route for access to and transportation within the town. [1]