Patillal

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Patillal
Location of the municipality of Patillal (red) in the municipality of Valledupar.
Location of the municipality of Patillal (red) in the municipality of Valledupar.
CountryColombia
DepartmentCesar
MunicipalityValledupar
Founded[[]]
Government
  TypeCorregimiento
Time zoneUTC-5

Patillal is a village and corregimiento in the municipality of Valledupar within the Colombian Department of Cesar. The town lies on the steps of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta with a semi-arid terrain.

The corregimiento of Patillal borders to the north with the Guajira Department, to the west with the corregimiento of La Mina, to the southwest with the corregimiento of Los Haticos, to the south with the corregimiento of Rio Seco and La Vega Arriba and to the east with the corregimiento of Badillo.[citation needed]

History

The region of what is now Patillal was a cattle herd owned by María Antonia de las Nieves de Maestre and set as corregimiento before 1960.[1]

Culture

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