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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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) |
Pueblo Patrimonio edit
Girón was declared a Colombian Pueblo Patrimonio (heritage town) by the Colombian government in 2010.[5]
National Monument edit
The municipality is known National Monument of Colombia for its old sector characterized by its Spanish colonial architecture (cobblestone streets, houses with white walls, large dark brown and/or black doors, and clay tile roofs).[6]
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.
- ^ "Girón - Mi municipio - Pasado, presente y futuro (in Spanish)". Alcaldía de Girón, Colombia. Retrieved 19 April 2024.