San Gil
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| San Gil | |||
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| — Municipality and town — | |||
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| Country |  Colombia |
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| Department | Santander Department | ||
| Founded | March 17, 1689[1] | ||
| Founder | Don Gil Cabrera y Dávalos & Leonardo Correa De Betancurt [1] | ||
| Area[2] | |||
| • Total | 150 km2 (60 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2005)[3] | |||
| • Total | 42,998 | ||
| • Density | 290/km2 (740/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | Sangileño -a | ||
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5) | ||
| Website | www.sangil.gov.co | ||
San Gil is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia.
[edit] Monuments
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- Statue of Antonia Santos, one of the great figures of the Colombian Independence Struggle. This sculpture by Colombian artist Oscar Rodríguez Naranjo is located in the main park in San Gil.[4]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "Historia de San Gil". Alcaldía de San Gil. http://www.sangil.gov.co/sangilturistica/historia.htm. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ^ "Municipalities of Colombia". Statoids. http://www.statoids.com/yco.html. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ^ "Censo general 2005 (Perfil: San Gil, Santander)". DANE. http://www.dane.gov.co/files/censo2005/PERFIL_PDF_CG2005/68679T7T000.PDF. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ^ Colarte - Antonia Santos statue
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) San Gil official website
- (Spanish) San Gil Information System
Coordinates: 6°33′33″N 73°8′6″W / 6.55917°N 73.135°W
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