Villanueva

Villanueva is a town and municipality located in the northern Department of , . 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.
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  • Type: municipality of Colombia with 23,500 residents
  • Description: Colombian municipality of the department of La Guajira
  • Also known as: Villanueva, La Guajira

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Urumita.

Town
is a town and municipality of the Department of . is situated 6 km southwest of Villanueva.

Villanueva

Latitude
10.5833° or 10° 35′ north
Longitude
-72.9608° or 72° 57′ 39″ west
Population
23,500
Elevation
325 metres (1,066 feet)
Open location code
7729H2MQ+8M
Geo­Names ID
3665960
Wiki­data ID
Q1442429
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Waray—“Villanueva” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Villanueva (Colombia)
  • Asturian: Villanueva
  • Catalan: Villanueva
  • Cebuano: Villanueva
  • Chinese: Villanueva
  • Chinese: 比利亚努埃瓦
  • Chinese: 比利亞努埃瓦
  • Dutch: Villanueva
  • French: Villanueva
  • Galician: Villanueva, La Guajira
  • Galician: Villanueva
  • Georgian: ვილიანუევა
  • German: Villanueva
  • Irish: Villanueva
  • Italian: Villanueva
  • Japanese: ビジャヌエバ
  • Malay: Villanueva, La Guajira
  • Malay: Villanueva
  • Min Nan Chinese: Villanueva
  • Persian: وییانوئوا
  • Polish: Villanueva
  • Portuguese: Villanueva
  • Russian: Вильянуэва
  • Scots: Villanueva, La Guajira
  • Scots: Villanueva
  • Spanish: Municipio de Villanueva
  • Spanish: Villanueva Guajira
  • Spanish: Villanueva
  • Swedish: Villanueva
  • Tagalog: Villanueva, La Guajira
  • Tagalog: Villanueva
  • Turkish: Villanueva (belediye)
  • Turkish: Villanueva (La Guajira)
  • Turkish: Villanueva belediyesi
  • Turkish: Villanueva, La Guajira
  • Turkish: Villanueva
  • Vietnamese: Villanueva, La Guajira
  • Vietnamese: Villanueva
  • Waray (Philippines): Villanueva, La Guajira
  • Waray (Philippines): Villanueva

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