San Juan de Girón
Municipality in Santander Department, Colombia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Girón
San Juan Girón | |
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Coordinates: 7°4′15″N 73°10′23″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) |
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