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Istmina
Istmina is a municipality and town in the Choco Department, Colombia. The town of Istmina was founded in 1834 by Juan Nepomuceno Mosquera, initially with the name of San Pablo. The name was changed in 1903 to Istmina, a contaction of isthmus and minas (mines), two characteristics of the area. The municipality covers , with an average elevation of , and an average temperature of . Istmina is located from the departmental capital, Quibdo.
References
This article is based in part on material from the [[:es:Istmina|Spanish Wikipedia]].
External links
Istmina official municipality website
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