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Albania (La Guajira, Colombia)

Last modified: 2008-08-16 by dov gutterman
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Overview

Albania (previously known as Calabacito from the Spanish meaning Small Calabash tree) is a town and municipality of the Colombian Department of La Guajira. It was founded on 27 January 1801 and became a municipality by Ordinance 001 of 19 March 2000. Albania was previously an exclusive enclosed camp site for the Cerrejon coal mine workers and their families.
The flag of Albania is horizontally devided black-yellow-green and is charged with a yellow sun on white background that is placed on the middle stripe next to the hoist.
Sources: wikipedia, municipal web site.
Dov Gutterman
and Felipe Carillo, 15 August 2008


Coat of Arms


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