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Nóvita

Nóvita
Municipality and town
Location of the municipality and town of Nóvita in the Chocó Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Nóvita in the Chocó Department of Colombia.
Country  Colombia
Department Chocó Department
Time zone Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5)

Nóvita is a municipality and town in the Chocó Department, Colombia.

It was the first capital of Chocó Province. It was a traditional center for gold mining, Many of its residents are Afro-Colombians.

In the 1850s, supplies, and possibly even people, were brought to the town by porters due to "the mountainous terrain, very high rainfall, and many rivers" of the surrounding region.

Coordinates: 4°57′N 76°37′W / 4.950°N 76.617°W / 4.950; -76.617


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