La Jagua del Pilar | |
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Municipality and town | |
Country | Colombia |
Region | Caribbean |
Department | La Guajira |
Government | |
• Mayor | José Augusto Manjarrez Mendoza (2012-2015) |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 2,721 |
Time zone | UTC-5 |
Website | http://www.lajaguadelpilar-laguajira.gov.co/ |
La Jagua del Pilar (Spanish pronunciation: [la ˈxaɣwa ðel piˈlaɾ]), literally "The Jagua of the Pillar", is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of La Guajira. The municipality has a total area of 187 km² and located some 450 meters over sea level and with an average temperature of 27 °C. La Jagua del Pilar became a municipality of La Guajira in 1998.[1]