Editing Cesar Department (section)

== Economy ==

[[File:Lagloria.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Ciénaga de la Zapatosa marsh by [[La Gloria, Cesar|La Gloria]], southern Cesar Department]]

The economy of the César Department is sustained by the agricultural sector, secondly by a services industry following with commercial industry and mining. [[Ranching|Cattle raising]] is exploited extensively (using large farms), and for this reason large portions of forests have been chopped off to create [[corral]]s. In [[agriculture]], [[plantations]] of [[cotton]], [[rice]], [[sugar cane]], [[oil palm]], [[cassava]] and [[Plantain (cooking)|plantain]]. Services are centered on commerce and the industry is represented by [[oil|oil products]], [[fat]]s and [[milk]] derived products. As one of the biggest [[water resources]] areas of [[Colombia]], if not America, part of the [[Magdalena River]] crosses the Department and helps create the [[Cienaga de Zapatosa]] (Zapatosa [[Marsh]]) along with the Cesar river. It has a great potential to develop a [[fishing industry]] also.

The area between [[La Loma, Cesar|La Loma]] and [[La Jagua de Ibirico, Cesar|La Jagua de Ibirico]] is the major coal-producing region of Colombia.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mining-atlas.com/operation/La-Loma-Coal-Mine.php | title=Mining Atlas - Explore the World of Mining }}</ref>