Santa Cruz de Lorica
Santa Cruz de Lorica
Loriquero/a | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Santa Cruz de Lorica in the Córdoba Department of Colombia. | |
  Santa Cruz de Lorica Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 9°13′54″N 75°49′11″W / 9.23167°N 75.81972°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Córdoba Department |
| Founded | 1740 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Francisco José Jattin Corrales |
| Area | |
| • Municipality and town | 1,033 km2 (399 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (2019 est.[1]) | |
| • Municipality and town | 121,214 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Loriquero |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Area code(s) | 57 + 4 |
| Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
Santa Cruz de Lorica is a town and municipality located in the Córdoba Department, northern Colombia.
Lorica was named a Pueblo Patrimonio (heritage town) of Colombia in 2010. It is the only municipality near the Caribbean coast that was selected to be part of the Red Turística de Pueblos Patrimonio original cohort.[2]
References[]
- (in Spanish) Gobernacion de Cordoba - Santa Cruz de Lorica[dead link]
- (in Spanish) Santa Cruz de Lorica official website
- ^ "Estimaciones de Población 1985 - 2005 y Proyecciones de Población 2005 - 2020 Total Municipal por Área (estimate)". DANE. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "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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Coordinates: 9°13′54″N 75°49′11″W / 9.23167°N 75.8197°W
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