Place	Population
Valledupar	308,237 (2016)
Aguachica	73,360 (2018)
Agustín Codazzi	51,478 (2018)
Ariguaní	26,246 (2018)
Curumaní	22,084 (2018)
La Jagua de Ibirico	18,555 (2018)

Mindat Locality ID:

123443

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:123443:8

GUID (UUID V4):

725ac1aa-94a8-416f-bd93-4c47ff7a6d76

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French:

Cesar, Colombie

German:

Departamento del Cesar, Kolumbien

Italian:

dipartimento di Cesar, Colombia

Russian:

Сесар, Колумбия

Simplified Chinese:

塞萨尔省, 哥伦比亚

Spanish:

Cesar, Colombia

Arabic:

إدارة سيزار, كولومبيا

Asturian:

Cesar, Colombia

Azeri:

Sesar , Kolumbiya

Basque:

Cesar, Kolonbia

Bengali:

সিজার বিভাগ, কলম্বিয়া

Breton:

Cesar, Kolombia

Bulgarian:

Сесар, Колумбия

Catalan:

Departament del Cesar, Colòmbia

Cebuano:

Departamento del Cesar, Colombia

Croatian:

Cesar, Kolumbija

Czech:

Cesar, Kolumbie

Danish:

Cesar Department, Colombia

Dutch:

Cesar, Colombia

Esperanto:

Cezaro, Kolombio

Farsi/Persian:

بخش سزار, کلمبیا

Finnish:

Cesar, Kolumbia

Galician:

Cesar, Colombia

Georgian:

სესარის დეპარტამენტი, კოლუმბია

Greek:

Κέσαρ, Κολομβία

Gujarati:

સીઝર વિભાગ, કોલમ્બીયા

Hebrew:

ססאר, קולומביה

Hindi:

सीसर विभाग, कोलम्बिया

Hungarian:

Cesar megye, Kolumbia

Iloko:

Cesar, Colombia

Indonesian:

Departemen Cesar, Kolombia

Japanese:

セサール県, コロンビア

Judaeo-Spanish:

Cesar, Kolombia

Kannada:

ಸೀಜರ ಇಲಾಖೆ, ಕೊಲೊಂಬಿಯ

Korean:

세사르주, 콜롬비아

Latvian:

Sesaras departaments, Kolumbija

Lithuanian:

Sesaro departamentas, Kolumbija

Malay:

Pentadbiran Cesar, Colombia

Marathi:

सीझर विभाग, कोलंबिया

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

Cesar, Colombia

Norwegian:

Cesar, Colombia

Norwegian (Nynorsk):

Cesar-departementet, Colombia

Polish:

Cesar, Kolumbia

Portuguese:

Cesar, Colômbia

Quechua:

Cesar suyu, Kulumbya

Samogitian:

Sesara departaments, Kuolombėjė

Scots:

Cesar, Colombie

Scottish Gaelic:

Cesar, Coloimbia

Sinhalese:

සීසර් දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව, කොලොම්බියාව

Swedish:

Cesar, Colombia

Tagalog:

Cesar, Colombia

Tamil:

சீசர் துறை, கொலம்பியா

Telugu:

సీసర్ డిపార్ట్మెంట్, కొలంబియా

Thai:

จังหวัดเซซาร์, ประเทศโคลอมเบีย

Traditional Chinese:

塞薩爾省, 哥倫比亞

Turkish:

Cesar, Kolombiya

Ukrainian:

Сесар, Колумбія

Urdu:

سیزار محکمہ, کولمبیا

Vietnamese:

Cesar , Colombia

Waray:

Cesar, Colombia

Western Punjabi:

کیسار ڈیپارٹمنٹ, کولمبیا

Yoruba:

Cesar Department, Kòlómbìà

Zazaki:

Sesar, Kolombiya

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Commodity List

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Rock Types Recorded

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List of minerals for each chemical element

Fossils

There are 9 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

167

Youngest Fossil Listed

11.6 Ma (Miocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

419 Ma (Silurian)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Real	4	15.97 - 11.608 Ma (Miocene)
Carbonera	23	23.03 - 11.608 Ma (Miocene)
Los Cuervos	1	55.8 - 48.6 Ma (Eocene)
Palmarito	8	279.3 - 272.3 Ma (Permian)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Pleurodictyum genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Micheliniidae : *Pleurodictyum*	407.6 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Rugosa subclass	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Rugosa	419.2 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Gastropoda class	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda	419.2 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Cerithiella genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Newtoniellidae : *Cerithiella*	37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Melanatria genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pachychilidae : *Melanatria*	37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Cerithium (Perucerithium) subgenus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Cerithiidae : Cerithium : *Cerithium (Perucerithium)*	37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Polinices genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : *Polinices*	37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Cornulina genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Melongenidae : *Cornulina*	37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Lyria genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : *Lyria*	37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Mooreoceras genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Pseudorthoceratidae : *Mooreoceras*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Domatoceras genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Grypoceratidae : *Domatoceras*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Stearoceras genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Grypoceratidae : *Stearoceras*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Eumedlicottia genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Medlicottiidae : *Eumedlicottia*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Bivalvia class	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia	419.2 - 112.03 Ma Phanerozoic
Pterioida order	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pterioida	419.2 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Carolia genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Anomiidae : *Carolia*	37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Ostrea genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : *Ostraea*	37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Cypricardinia genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Cardiniidae : *Cypricardinia*	419.2 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Macoma genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : *Macoma*	37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Mactra genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Mactridae : *Mactra*	37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Pitar genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : *Pitar*	37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Odontopleura genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Lichida : Odontopleuridae : *Odontopleura*	407.6 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Phacops genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Phacopidae : *Phacops*	407.6 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Brachiopoda phylum	Animalia : Brachiopoda	419.2 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Dalejina genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Rhipidomellidae : *Dalejina*	419.2 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Rhipidomella genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Rhipidomellidae : *Rhipidomella*	407.6 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Strophomenida order	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida	419.2 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Chonetes genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Chonetidae : *Chonetes*	407.6 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Chonostrophia genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Chonostrophiidae : *Chonostrophia*	419.2 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Cymostrophia genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Douvillinidae : *Cymostrophia*	407.6 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Devonochonetes genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Chonetidae : *Devonochonetes*	419.2 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Dictyostrophia genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophodontidae : *Dictyostrophia*	407.6 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Eodevonaria genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Eodevonariidae : *Eodevonaria*	419.2 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Leptaena genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : *Leptaena*	419.2 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Longispina genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Chonetidae : *Longispina*	419.2 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Megastrophia genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophodontidae : *Megastrophia*	407.6 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Leptostrophia (Rhytistrophia) subgenus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Leptostrophiidae : Leptostrophia : *Leptostrophia (Rhytistrophia)*	407.6 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Schellwienella genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Pulsiidae : *Schellwienella*	419.2 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Rhynchonellida order	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida	419.2 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Camarotoechia genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Camarotoechiidae : *Camarotoechia*	407.6 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Spiriferida order	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida	419.2 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Acrospirifer genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Acrospiriferidae : *Acrospirifer*	419.2 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Ambocoelia genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Ambocoeliidae : *Ambocoelia*	419.2 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Brachyspirifer genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Hysterolitidae : *Brachyspirifer*	407.6 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Cyrtina genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Cyrtinidae : *Cyrtina*	419.2 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Elita genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Elythidae : *Elita*	419.2 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Meristella genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Meristellidae : *Meristella*	407.6 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Nucleospira genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Nucleospiridae : *Nucleospira*	419.2 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Pentagonia genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Meristellidae : *Pentagonia*	407.6 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Spirifer genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferidae : *Spirifer*	407.6 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Atrypa genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Atrypidae : *Atrypa*	419.2 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Terebratulida order	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida	419.2 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Amphigenia genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Centronellidae : *Amphigenia*	407.6 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Cryptonella genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Cryptonellidae : *Cryptonella*	407.6 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Tropidoleptus genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Tropidoleptidae : *Tropidoleptus*	419.2 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Chelus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelidae : *Chelus*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Phacopidae family	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Phacopidae	419.2 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Pelomedusoides superfamily	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Pelomedusoides	58.7 - 48.6 Ma Paleogene
Podocnemidae unranked clade	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Podocnemidae	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Glyptostyla lagunitensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Glyptostyla : *Glyptostyla lagunitensis*	37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Hannatoma emendorferi species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Thiaridae : Hannatoma : *Hannatoma emendorferi*	37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Platyostoma lineata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euomphalina : Platyceratidae : Platyceras : *Platyostoma lineata*	407.6 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Turritella samanensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Turritella : *Turritella samanensis*	37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Tabulata subclass	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Tabulata	419.2 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Leptostrophiidae family	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Leptostrophiidae	419.2 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Parahoplitidae family	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Parahoplitidae	122.46 - 112.03 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Clementia (Egesta) peruviana species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Clementia : *Clementia (Egesta) peruviana*	37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Fenestellidae family	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae	419.2 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Strophomena (Strophodonta) subgenus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophodontidae : *Strophomena (Strophodonta)*	419.2 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Harrisianella peruviana species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Potamididae : Harrisianella : *Harrisianella peruviana*	37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Meristellidae family	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Meristellidae	419.2 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Mucrospiriferidae family	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Mucrospiriferidae	419.2 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Eumedlicottia whitneyi species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Prolecanitida : Medlicottiidae : Eumedlicottia : *Eumedlicottia whitneyi*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Leptocoeliidae family	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Leptocoeliidae	419.2 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Melanella karsteni species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Eulimidae : Melanella : *Melanella karsteni*	56 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Ampullaria guaduasensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Natica : *Ampullaria guaduasensis*	56 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Pachydon cebada species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Corbulidae : Pachydon : *Pachydon cebada*	56 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Pachydon hettneri species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Corbulidae : Pachydon : *Pachydon hettneri*	56 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Crommium palmerae species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architaenioglossa : Ampullinidae : Crommium : *Crommium palmerae*	37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Agaronia harrisi species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Olividae : Agaronia : *Agaronia harrisi*	37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Pitar (Pitarella) colombiana species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Agriopoma : *Pitar (Pitarella) colombiana*	37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Transennella bolivarensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Transennella : *Transennella bolivarensis*	37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Tagelus bolivarensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Solecurtidae : Tagelus : *Tagelus bolivarensis*	37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Arginella puntabravoensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Arginella : *Arginella puntabravoensis*	37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Perrinites hilli species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Goniatitida : Perrinitidae : Perrinites : *Perrinites hilli*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Purussaurus neivensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Alligatoridae : Purussaurus : *Purussaurus neivensis*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Nuculites oblongatus species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Malletiidae : Nuculites : *Nuculites oblongatus*	407.6 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Tropidoleptus carinatus species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Tropidoleptidae : Tropidoleptus : *Tropidoleptus carinatus*	407.6 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Strophodonta (Strophodonta) demissa species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophodontidae : Strophomena (Strophodonta) : *Strophodonta (Strophodonta) demissa*	407.6 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Spinatrypa spinosa species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Atrypidae : Spinatrypa : *Spinatrypa spinosa*	407.6 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Hilarcotherium genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Astrapotheriidae : *Hilarcotherium*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Sapphicorhynchus sappho species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Sapphicorhynchidae : Sapphicorhynchus : *Sapphicorhynchus sappho*	407.6 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Eutrephoceras laverdei species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Nautilidae : Eutrephoceras : *Eutrephoceras laverdei*	122.46 - 112.03 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Actinopteria boydi species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pterineidae : Actinopteria : *Actinopteria boydi*	407.6 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Nucleospira concinna species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Nucleospiridae : Nucleospira : *Nucleospira concinna*	407.6 - 387.7 Ma Devonian

Fossil Localities

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Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesar_Department
Wikidata ID:	Q234916
GeoNames ID:	3686880

Localities in this Region

Colombia

Cesar Department
- ⭔Agustín Codazzi
  - el Descanso Mine
- ⭔Becerril
- ⭔Chiriguaná
  - Pribbenow coal mine
- ⭔El Paso
  - Calenturitas coal mine

Colombia

Cesar Department
- El Paso
- ⭔La Jagua de Ibirico
  - Jagua de Ibirico coal mine
    - North Pit
    - South Pit

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

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South America

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