Chocontá como nodo regional: estrategias para su planificación territorial

Abstract

In Colombia, the rural sector has been of great importance for the growth of the regions, being a great driving force in economic and sociocultural aspects. Today it continues to be an important factor for the country, but with great inequalities compared to the urban sector, where there is a high concentration of services, excellent infrastructure and employment opportunities. One of the provinces of the department of Cundinamarca that highlights these characteristics is Almeidas, which according to the Chamber of Commerce of Bogota (2010c), is formed by 7 municipalities which are Villapinzon, Macheta, Suesca, Manta, Tibirita and as capital Choconta: The latter manages to enter the list of the many municipalities of the department that does not preserve, strengthen and promote its rural capacity, completely disassociating its agricultural area and the population living in it, putting as main objective the strategic planning for the growth of this area. Choconta is characterized for being the largest producer of agricultural inputs for its rural capacity, depending economically on this activity, which in turn has generated the overexploitation of its lands, the lack of water resources and economic instability, due to the low profitability of the Colombian countryside, generating less productive quality and little opportunity for commercialization or exportation. Likewise, the abandonment of the Municipal Government and the Nation has affected the rural population's access to basic services. For this reason, it is inevitable to study the development of the municipality through territorial planning that complements, strengthens and preserves the rural sector and drives the territory towards the five dimensions of competitiveness, equity, sustainability and optimal governance.