San Jacinto, Bolívar
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San Jacinto, Bolívar | |
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Municipality and town | |
Coordinates: 9°49′52″N 75°7′19″W / 9.83111°N 75.12194°W | |
Country | Colombia |
Department | Bolívar Department |
Founded | 1776 |
Area | |
• Municipality and town | 442.9 km2 (171.0 sq mi) |
• Urban | 3.95 km2 (1.53 sq mi) |
Population (2018 census)[1] | |
• Municipality and town | 23,576 |
• Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
• Urban | 20,771 |
• Urban density | 5,300/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
San Jacinto is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia.
The San Jacinto archaeological site is located near the town.[2]
Culture
San Jacinto is the most important town in northern Colombia for local, traditional woven textiles such as hammocks and clothing as well as handicrafts. The town is also famous as the birthplace of the Latin Grammy Award winner cumbia group Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto.
References
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of San Jacinto municipality with localities
- ^ "San Jacinto 1. Ecología histórica, orígenes de la cerámica e inicios de la vida sedentaria en el Caribe colombiano. Augusto Oyuela & Renée Bonzani". Memorias (in Spanish). 28 June 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
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