Colón, Venezuela

San Juan de Colón
Castle in Colón.

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Nickname(s): "La Ciudad de Las Palmeras"
(English:"The Palm City")
Country Venezuela
State Táchira
Municipality Ayacucho
Government
 • Mayor Gabino Paz Guerrero (COPEI)
Area
 • Total 484 km2 (187 sq mi)
Elevation 850 m (2,790 ft)
Population (2013)
 • Total 36,925
 • Density 76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-4:30 (VST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4:30 (not observed)
Area code(s) 0277
Website ayacucho-tachira.gob.ve
The area and population figures are for the municipality

Colón is a town in the Venezuelan Andean state of Táchira. This town is the shire town of the Ayacucho Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 48,982.[1]

Demographics

The Ayacucho Municipality, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, has a population of 48,982 (up from 41,404 in 1990). This amounts to 4.9% of Táchira's population.[2] The municipality's population density is 262.1 people per square mile (101.20/km²).[1]

Government

Colón is the shire town of the Ayacucho Municipality in Táchira. The mayor of the Ayacucho Municipality is Gabino Paz Guerrero, reelected in 2004 with 47% of the vote.[3] The last municipal election was held in October 2004.

Sites of interest

Religious buildings

  • Iglesia San Juan Bautista

Squares and parks

  • Plaza Bolívar
  • Plaza Sucre de Colón

Notable natives

References

  1. 1 2 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
  2. ↑ Primeros Resultados XIII Censo General de Población y Vivienda Archived 2007-08-25 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/18/alcaldedis=0&edo=18&mun=1&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
  4. ↑ http://servidor-opsu.tach.ula.ve/periodismo/Casa%20de%20la%20cultura%20de%20Coln/casa/pedro.htm%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D

Coordinates: 8°02′16″N 72°15′07″W / 8.0377778°N 72.2519444°W / 8.0377778; -72.2519444


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