San Vicente del Caguán
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San Vicente del Caguán | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of San Vicente del Caguán in the Caquetá Department of Colombia. | |
| Coordinates: 02°06′37″N 74°06′07″W / 2.11028°N 74.10194°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Caquetá Department |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Domingo Emilio Pérez Cuellar |
| Area | |
| • Municipality and town | 17,465 km2 (6,743 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 4.86 km2 (1.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Population (2018 census)[1] | |
| • Municipality and town | 50,719 |
| • Density | 2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 23,432 |
| • Urban density | 4,800/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | www.sanvicentedelcaguan.gov.co |
San Vicente del Caguán (Spanish pronunciation: [sam biˈsente ðel kaˈɣwan]) is a town and municipality in Amazonian Caquetá Department, southern Colombia.
Religion[edit]
Its Marian Catedral Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes (dedicated to the Virgin of Mercy) is the cathedral episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Vicente del Caguán.
History[edit]
Between 1998 and 2002, San Vicente del Caguán was the center of the demilitarized zone (DMZ), which was created as a safe haven for the revolutionary FARC rebels. Two days after the peace talks were ended, Ingrid Betancourt was kidnapped while entering the former DMZ.
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External links[edit]
Media related to San Vicente del Caguán at Wikimedia Commons- (in Spanish) San Vicente del Caguán official website
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2°07′N 74°46′W / 2.117°N 74.767°W
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