Colonia

Colonia (plural coloniae) was originally a Roman Empire outpost established in conquered territory to secure it. Eventually, however, the term came to denote the highest status of Roman city.

Colonia may also refer to:

  • Colonia (Palestine), an Arab village destroyed by Haganah forces in April 1948
  • Colonia del Sacramento, the oldest city in Uruguay and a UNESCO World Heritage site
  • Colonia Department, a departamento in southwestern Uruguay, where Colonia del Sacramento is the capital
  • Colonia, Yap, a city in Micronesia
  • Colonia (South China Sea), Little known island State in the South China Sea. Also known as The Spratly Islands
  • Colonia, New Jersey
  • Colonia, Oxnard, California
  • Cologne, originally Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensis, Germany's fourth-largest city
  • Colonia, a village in Tritenii de Jos Commune, Cluj County, Romania
  • Colonia (music group), a Croatian dance music group
  • Colonia (Autopsia album), a 2002 compilation album by Autopsia
  • Colonia (A Camp album), the second album by A Camp
  • Colonia (film), an upcoming German film
  • Colonia Department

    Colonia is a department of southwestern Uruguay. Its capital is Colonia del Sacramento, the country's second oldest city.

    Economy

    The region is the main producer of dairy products in Uruguay. Its proximity to Buenos Aires makes it the main entry point for tourists coming from Argentina into Uruguay, usually by crossing the Río de la Plata.

    Population and Demographics

    As of the census of 2011, Colonia Department has a population of 123,203 (60,203 male and 63,000 female) and 57,003 households.

    Demographic data for Florida Department in 2010:

  • Population growth rate: 0.042%
  • Birth Rate: 13.47 births/1,000 people
  • Death Rate: 9.96 deaths/1,000 people
  • Average age: 35.7 (34.0 male, 37.4 female)
  • Life Expectancy at Birth:
    • Total population: 78.09 years
    • Male: 74.70 years
    • Female: 81.70 years
  • Total population: 78.09 years
  • Male: 74.70 years
  • Female: 81.70 years
  • Average per household income: 25,213 pesos/month
  • Urban per capita income: 10,714 pesos/month
  • 2010 Data Source:

    According to the 2011 census, Colonia department has an additional rural population of 11,471.

    Colonia (Roman)

    A Roman colonia (plural coloniae) was originally a Roman outpost established in conquered territory to secure it. Eventually, however, the term came to denote the highest status of Roman city.

    It is also the origin of the modern term colony.

    Characteristics

    The Roman Republic, having no standing army, used to plant bodies of their own citizens in conquered towns as a kind of garrison. Initially these bodies would consist partly of Roman citizens, usually to the number of three hundred; but after Augustus the number was increased and thousands of Romans who retired from their legions were granted lands in many colonies in the empire.

    In the first century of the Roman empire the colonies were made only of "veterans" and were responsible for the Romanization of many territories (mainly in the spread of latin language and of roman laws & customs). Nowadays neolatin languages are spoken in many of the areas where these veterans settled.

    After the era of the Severian emperors the new "colonies" were only cities that were granted a status (often of tax exemption) and in most cases during the Late empire times there was no more settlement of retired legionaries.

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