Girón, Santander
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| Girón San Juan Girón |
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| Coordinates: 7°4′15″N 73°10′23″W / 7.07083°N 73.17306°WCoordinates: 7°4′15″N 73°10′23″W / 7.07083°N 73.17306°W | |||
| Country |  Colombia |
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| Department | Santander Department | ||
| Province | Soto | ||
| Founded | January 15, 1631 | ||
| Moved | December 30, 1968 | ||
| Founder | Francisco Mantilla de los Ríos y Franco | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Luis Alberto Quintero González | ||
| Area | |||
| • Municipality | 475.14 km2 (295.238 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 777 m (2,549.212 ft) | ||
| Population (2005)[1] | |||
| • Municipality | 135,791 | ||
| • Density | 285.8/km2 (459.9/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 117,491 | ||
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| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5) | ||
| Website | http://giron-santander.gov.co/ | ||
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Girón is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ (in Spanish) (PDF) Ceso General 2005, Bogotá: DANE, 2005, p. 494, ISBN 978-958-624-072-7, http://www.dane.gov.co/censo/files/libroCenso2005nacional.pdf, retrieved June 1, 2009
- ^ http://giron-santander.gov.co/nuestromunicipio.shtml?apc=m1d1--&m=f#simbolos%7Ctitle=Información general |work=Nuestro Municipio|accessdate=June 1, 2009|language=Spanish|publisher=Alcaldía de Girón
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