San Andrés, San Andrés y Providencia
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San Andrés | |
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City and municipality | |
San Andrés Island. View of San Andrés Beach | |
![]() Maps of the islands of San Andrés and Providencia | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Insular |
Department | San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina |
Area | |
• Total | 26 km2 (10 sq mi) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 55,426[1] |
• Languages spoken | Creole English Spanish |
• Ethnic groups | 20% Raizals and 80% mainland Colombians |
Time zone | UTC-05 (Eastern Time Zone) |
San Andrés is the capital city of the department of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina, in Colombia. As of 2005 its population was of 55,426.[1]
Overview
It is situated at the north end of San Andrés Island, on the Caribbean Sea. The population is considered to be about 20% Raizals and 80% mainland Colombians. The economy is mainly sustained by tourism and commercial fishing. Once a duty-free port, it still has a relatively vigorous shopping district selling various consumer goods at bargain prices, including Colombian gold and emerald jewellery, leather goods and other distinctively Colombian wares.
San Andres has become such a byword for bargain shopping in Colombia that many towns and cities have a bargain shopping area known as a San Andresito ("little San Andres").
Twin towns
References
External links
Media related to San Andrés at Wikimedia Commons