Los Patios


Los Patios is a municipality and town in the Department of Norte de Santander, northeastern Colombia. As of 2012, it has a population of 77,588

History

The history of this community begins in the 17th century. It began as the hacienda "Los Patios", which developed into a small country town, which later became a corregimiento de Villa del Rosario and still later the 37th municipality of Norte de Santander. According to historical records, the proprietors of the original hacienda included Juan Aranda, Carlos Matamoros, and Reinaldo Viccini, who engaged in agriculture, principally of cacao.
Other nearby haciendas now incorporated into the municipality were La Rinconada, Kilómetro tres, Los Colorados over the plain of the River Pamplonita; Los Vados; El Hato, Located on the land that is now the Kilómetro 8 neighborhood; El Suspiro ; La Garita, Buenos Aires and García, owned by Agustín García, now the recreational park San Rafael.

Geography and climate

Altitude: 250 metres above sea level
Climate: warm

Economy