San Juan de Girón
Girón
San Juan Girón | |
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Municipality | |
![]() 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°WCoordinates: 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 | |
• Total | 475.14 km2 (295.238 sq mi) |
Elevation | 706 m (2,316 ft) |
Population (2020 est.)[1] | |
• Total | 206,005 |
• Density | 430/km2 (700/sq mi) |
DANE | |
Demonym(s) | Gironés |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Area code(s) | 57 + 7 |
Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
San Juan de Girón (better known as Girón), formerly: Villa de los Caballeros de Girón,[2] is a municipality of the Santander Department, which is part of the Bucaramanga Metropolitan area in northeastern Colombia.[3]
Girón was declared a Colombian Pueblo Patrimonio (heritage town) by the Colombian government in 2010.[4]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/HousesGiron.jpg/550px-HousesGiron.jpg)
Roofs of the colonial houses in Giron, Santander, Colombia
References[]
- ^ "Resultados y proyecciones (2005-2020) del censo 2005". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ 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.
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