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
Municipality
Flag of Girón
Flag
Coat of arms of Girón
Coat of arms
Location of the municipality and town of Girón in the Santander Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Girón in the Santander Department of Colombia
Coordinates: 7°4′15″N 73°10′23″W
CountryColombia
DepartmentSantander Department
ProvinceSoto
FoundedJanuary 15, 1631
MovedDecember 30, 1968
Founded byFrancisco Mantilla de los Ríos y Franco
Government
 • MayorLuis Alberto Quintero González
Area
 • Municipality493 km2 (190 sq mi)
 • Urban
9.74 km2 (3.76 sq mi)
Elevation
706 m (2,316 ft)
Population
 (2020 est.)[1][2]
 • Municipality206,005
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
 • Urban
152,582
 • Urban density16,000/km2 (41,000/sq mi)
 DANE
DemonymGironés
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Area code57 + 7
WebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)

Girón was declared a Colombian Pueblo Patrimonio (heritage town) by the Colombian government in 2010.[5]

Roofs of the colonial houses in Giron, Santander, Colombia

References
  1. "Resultados y proyecciones (2005-2020) del censo 2005". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. Citypopulation.de
  3. Municipality Identification http://www.giron-santander.gov.co/nuestromunicipio.shtml?apc=mIxx-1-&m=f
  4. "Información general". Nuestro Municipio (in Spanish). Alcaldía de Girón. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
  5. "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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