Villanueva
Villanueva is a town and municipality located in the northern Department of La Guajira, Colombia. Villanueva is known in Colombia for being the cradle of many vallenato singers and composers. The economy of the town relies heavily on agriculture and farming.- Municipality of Colombia with about 23,500 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 250 metres (820 feet)
- …is also known as “Villanueva, La Guajira”
- Description: Colombian municipality of the department of La Guajira
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Urumita.
Urumita
Urumita is a town and municipality of the Colombian Department of La Guajira.
6 km southwest of Villanueva
Villanueva
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Latitude
10.5833° or 10° 35′ north
Longitude
-72.9608° or 72° 57′ 39″ west
Open location code
7729H2MQ+8M
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Waray—“Villanueva” goes by many names.
VillanuevaAsturian
Villanueva (Colombia)Asturian
VillanuevaCatalan
VillanuevaCebuano
比亞努埃瓦Chinese
比利亚努埃瓦Chinese
比利亞努埃瓦Chinese
VillanuevaDutch
VillanuevaGalician
Villanueva, La GuajiraGalician
ვილიანუევაGeorgian
VillanuevaIrish
VillanuevaItalian
ビジャヌエバJapanese
VillanuevaMalay
Villanueva, La GuajiraMalay
VillanuevaMin Nan Chinese
وییانوئواPersian
VillanuevaPolish
ВильянуэваRussian
VillanuevaScots
Villanueva, La GuajiraScots
VillanuevaSwedish
VillanuevaTagalog
Villanueva, La GuajiraTagalog
VillanuevaTurkish
Villanueva (belediye)Turkish
Villanueva (La Guajira)Turkish
Villanueva belediyesiTurkish
ویانوئیوا، لا گواخیراUrdu
VillanuevaVietnamese
Villanueva, La GuajiraVietnamese
VillanuevaWaray (Philippines)
Villanueva, La GuajiraWaray (Philippines)
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