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San Juan de Girón
San Juan de Girón (better known as Girón), formerly: Villa de los Caballeros de Girón,[3] is a municipality of the Santander Department, which is part of the Bucaramanga Metropolitan area in northeastern Colombia.[4]
Girón San Juan Girón | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of the municipality and town of Girón in the Santander Department of Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 7°4′15″N 73°10′23″W / 7.07083°N 73.17306°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Santander Department |
| Province | Soto |
| Founded | January 15, 1631 |
| Moved | December 30, 1968 |
| Founded by | Francisco Mantilla de los Ríos y Franco |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luis Alberto Quintero González |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 493 km2 (190 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 9.74 km2 (3.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 706 m (2,316 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Municipality | 206,005 |
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 152,582 |
| • Urban density | 16,000/km2 (41,000/sq mi) |
| DANE | |
| Demonym | Gironés |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Area code | 57 + 7 |
| Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
Girón was declared a Colombian Pueblo Patrimonio (heritage town) by the Colombian government in 2010.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Resultados y proyecciones (2005-2020) del censo 2005". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Citypopulation.de
- ^ Municipality Identification http://www.giron-santander.gov.co/nuestromunicipio.shtml?apc=mIxx-1-&m=f
- ^ "Información general". Nuestro Municipio (in Spanish). Alcaldía de Girón. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
- ^ "GUÍA: Red Turística de Pueblos Patrimonio de Colombia" (PDF). Fondo Nacional de Turismo de la República de Colombia - FONTUR. Dec 2020. Retrieved 29 Mar 2021.