Fonseca
Fonseca is a locality in Fonseca, La Guajira and has about 32,200 residents. Fonseca is situated nearby to the locality Las Marías, as well as near Costa Rica.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Distracción.
Distracción
Town
Distracción is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of La Guajira. Founded in 1845 by a man from neighboring Barrancas named Antonio María Vidal on the right margin of the Ranchería River. Distracción is situated 4½ km west of Fonseca.
Fonseca
- Type: Locality with 32,200 residents
- Description: place in Columbia
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Fonseca, La Guajira, Costa Norte, Colombia, South America
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Latitude
10.88606° or 10° 53′ 10″ north
Longitude
-72.8487° or 72° 50′ 55″ west
Population
32,200
Elevation
182 metres (597 feet)
United Nations Location Code
CO FON
Open location code
7729V5P2+CG
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Fonseca” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fonseca”
- Irish: “Fonseca”
- Swedish: “Fonseca”
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