Puerto Salgar

Puerto Salgar
Municipality and town
Sportscenter of Puerto Salgar
Sportscenter of Puerto Salgar
Flag of Puerto Salgar
Official seal of Puerto Salgar
Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Puerto Salgar is located in Colombia
Puerto Salgar
Puerto Salgar
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 5°30′N 74°35′W / 5.500°N 74.583°W / 5.500; -74.583
Country Colombia
Department Cundinamarca
Area
 • Municipality and town515.9 km2 (199.2 sq mi)
 • Urban
1.98 km2 (0.76 sq mi)
Population
 (Census 2018[1])
 • Municipality and town15,019
 • Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
 • Urban
11,082
 • Urban density5,600/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Puerto Salgar (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpweɾto salˈɣaɾ]) is a municipality and town of Colombia in the northwestern part of the department of Cundinamarca. It came to international attention when the US ambassador in Colombia announced the Palanquero Air Base had entered a recertification process, possibly in order to host US military personnel as a replacement to the Manta Air Base. As of July 2009, negotiations were ongoing.[2]

On 29 December 2015, Puerto Salgar recorded a temperature of 45.0 °C (113.0 °F), which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Colombia.[3]

  1. ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. ^ Bajak, Frank, (Associated Press), "U.S., Colombia said to be near base access deal", Military Times, July 15, 2009.
  3. ^ "Informe Técnico Diario N°364". IDEAM. 30 December 2015. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.