THE ZENU

TERRITORY AND TERRITORIALITY

Sotavento (municipality of Tolú Viejo). On the other hand, in Sucre
they have a presence in the Alto San Jorge Resguardo. There are
also numerous communities that are in the process of legalizing
land adjacent to the aforementioned Resguardo de San Andrés de
Sotavento. However, local organizations claim undetermined
numbers that are higher than the numbers the DANE 2005 census.
In addition, there is a high percentage of indigenous people of the
Zenú
of the Zenú people settled in urban areas.
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Where the zenu´s located

The Zenú indigenous people are located in the resguardos of San Andrés de
Sotavento, in the department of Córdoba, and El Volao, in Urabá. There are
also several small settlements in Sucre
settlements in Sucre, Antioquia, and Chocó. Undoubtedly the largest
settlement center of the Zenú
of the Zenú people is located in the department of Córdoba, in the Resguardo
de San Andrés de CHARACTERIZATIONS OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF
COLOMBIA
Directorate of Populations.

CENSUS AND DEMOGRAPHICS.

The 2005 DANE census reported 233,052 people self-recognized as belonging to the
Zenú people.
Zenú people. Of these, 51.6% are men (120,181 people) and 48.4% are women (112,871
people). The
The Zenú people are concentrated in the department of Córdoba, where 61.6% of the
population (143,457 people) live.
population (143,457 people). They are also found in Huila with 34.7% (80,830 people) and
finally, in Antioquia with 34.7% (80,830 people).
people) and finally, in Antioquia with 2.8% (6,594 people). These three departments
99.1% of this people are concentrated in these three departments. The Zenú population
living in urban areas corresponds to 34.1% (79,404

The most important

of zenu´s
civilization
El pueblo zenú era notable por su trabajo
textil, su orfebrería y su alfarería. Esta última
sobrevive hasta nuestros días, y actualmente
la tejeduría en caña flecha representa una de
sus actividades principales.

Zenú la gente de la palabra. (s. f.). Mincultura.gov.co.

https://www.mincultura.gov.co/areas/poblaciones/noticias/Documents/Caracterizaci%C3%B
3n%20del%20pueblo%20Zen%C3%BA.pdf