San Juan de Girón

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]

Roofs of the colonial houses in Giron, Santander, Colombia
Girón

San Juan Girón
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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
  Total475.14 km2 (295.238 sq mi)
Elevation
706 m (2,316 ft)
Population
 (2020 est.)[1]
  Total206,005
  Density430/km2 (700/sq mi)
 DANE
Demonym(s)Gironés
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Area code(s)57 + 7
WebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)

References

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


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