Nuquí is a municipality and town in the Chocó Department, Colombia. The municipality of Nuquí is located in the department of Chocó in the Western part of Colombia between the mountainous area of Baudó and the Pacific Ocean. Nuquí has a great cultural diversity as well as a big variety of flora and fauna.
Nuquí has 8096 inhabitants, 3095 of which live in the municipal capital. The majority of the population are Afro-Colombians, another part of the population is represented by members of indigenous tribes.
Nuquí was founded as a municipality in 1915, before it was a sub-division of the municipality Valle, Chocó.[2]
Nuquí is the original hometown of members of the acclaimed Latin hip hop and urbano group, ChocQuib Town; the band released a song titled “Nuquí (Te Quiero Para Mí)”, with the song’s music video being filmed exclusively in and around Nuquí and its picturesque beaches.
The town of Nuqui in Chocó Department, Colombia - 2017An airplane at Reyes Murillo Airport in Nuqui, Chocó, Colombia - 2017The town of Nuqui in Chocó Department, Colombia - 2017A building in the town of Nuqui in Chocó Department, Colombia - 2017A building in the town of Nuqui in Chocó Department, Colombia - 2017A dock in the town of Nuqui in Chocó Department, Colombia - 2017Buildings in the town of Nuqui in Chocó Department, Colombia - 2017A building in the town of Nuqui in Chocó Department, Colombia - 2017Main street in the town of Nuqui in Chocó Department, Colombia - 2017
^"VISITA EL PACIFICO COLOMBIANO Y CONOCE NUQUÍ UN MUNICIPIO CON MUCHO QUE OFRECERTE". Retrieved 24 September 2014. El municipio de Nuquí se localiza en el departamento del Chocó al occidente de Colombia entre la serranía del Baudó y el océano Pacífico. Nuquí posee gran diversidad étnica, cultural y una gran variedad de fauna y flora. la temperatura promedio de Nuquí oscila entre los 28 y 30 grados centígrados. Nuquí cuenta con 8.096 habitantes. 3095 corresponden a la cabecera Municipal, en la zona urbana hay 2679 y 1592 de las comunidades Indígenas. la mayor parte de su población está conformada por Afro colombianos. Nuquí empezó a ser municipio en 1915, antes era un corregimiento del municipio del Valle Chocó.
^Utría (in Spanish), colparques.net, retrieved 2017-06-21
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