Galeras, Sucre
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| Galeras, Sucre | |
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| — Municipality and town — | |
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| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Sucre Department |
| Government | |
| • Major | Francisco Ramirez Mejía |
| Area | |
| • Total | 326.1 km2 (125.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 17,202 |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5) |
| Website | http://www.galeras-sucre.gov.co |
Galeras is a town and municipality located in the Sucre Department, northern Colombia. The main economy activities are both agriculture and cattle raising.
Galeras is 50 km from Sincelejo (the main Sucre's City). It take 1 hour by car.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Political division
Galera is a municipality formed by five "corregimientos": Puerto Franco, Baraya, San Andrés de Palomo, San José de Rivera, Pueblo Nuevo Junín., and seventeen "veredas":Pueblo Nuevo II, Surban, Abre el Ojo, Mata de Guasimo, Palmital, Bleo, San Pelayo, Los Leones, El Jacinto, La Corocera, San Luís, El Pantanito, El Guamo, Los Abetos, Caña Seca, Mancomojan, Campo Ameno.
[edit] Culture
Every year in the year's first week its people enjoy the town's main party: El festival de la algarroba (The festival of algarroba). The Algarroba (Hymenaea courbaril (Caesalpinaceae)) is a tree that grows easily in Galeras.
[edit] References
- Gobernacion de Sucre - Galeras (Spanish)
- Galeras official website (Spanish)
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Coordinates: 9°10′N 75°03′W / 9.167°N 75.05°W
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