Arroyo Hondo (Bolivar, Colombia)

Last modified: 2008-10-11 by dov gutterman
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• Overview
• Coat of Arms

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• Colombia
• Bolivar Department

Overview

Arroyo Hondo (a.k.a. Arroyohondo) is a municipality located in the Bolívar Department. It was founded on 31 October 1791.
The flag of Arroyo Hondo is horizontally divided white-yellow-green and charged with a Ceiba tree.
Source: municipal web site.
Dov Gutterman, 1 September 2008

Translated from municipal web site:
"White represents peace and harmony in our municipality.
Yellow represents the agricultural and cattle resources of our communities.
Green represents the abundant vegetation of our capital and its 'corregimientos'.
The tree is a 'ceiba', a.k.a 'bonga'."
Genus Ceiba (Family Malvaceae) includes 10-20 species, the most famous of them being Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. (kapok) and C. speciosa (A. St. -Hil., A. Juss. & Cambess.) Ravenna (floss silk tree).
See a photograph of a Colombian "bonga" at <picasaweb.google.com>.
Ivan Sache, 4 September 2008

Coat of Arms

image from municipal web site