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San Juan de Girón

Coordinates: 7°4′15″N 73°10′23″W / 7.07083°N 73.17306°W / 7.07083; -73.17306
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Girón
San Juan Girón
Municipality
Nieves Chapel
Nieves Chapel
Flag of Girón
Flag
Coat of arms of Girón
Coat of arms
Location of the municipality and town of Girón in the Santander Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Girón in the Santander Department of Colombia
Coordinates: 7°4′15″N 73°10′23″W / 7.07083°N 73.17306°W / 7.07083; -73.17306
CountryColombia
DepartmentSantander Department
ProvinceSoto
FoundedJanuary 15, 1631
MovedDecember 30, 1968
Founded byFrancisco Mantilla de los Ríos y Franco
Government
 • MayorLuis Alberto Quintero González
Area
 • Municipality493 km2 (190 sq mi)
 • Urban
9.74 km2 (3.76 sq mi)
Elevation
706 m (2,316 ft)
Population
 (2020 est.)[1][2]
 • Municipality206,005
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
 • Urban
152,582
 • Urban density16,000/km2 (41,000/sq mi)
 DANE
DemonymGironés
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Area code57 + 7
WebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)

San Juan de Girón (better known as Girón), formerly: Villa de los Caballeros de Girón,[3] is a municipality of the Santander Department, which is part of the Bucaramanga Metropolitan area in northeastern Colombia.[4]

Pueblo Patrimonio

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Girón was declared a Colombian Pueblo Patrimonio (heritage town) by the Colombian government in 2010.[5]

National Monument

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The municipality is known National Monument of Colombia for its old sector characterized by its Spanish colonial architecture (cobblestone streets, houses with white walls, large dark brown and/or black doors, and clay tile roofs).[6]

Old sector of the city in Giron, Santander, Colombia.

Climate

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Climate data for San Juan de Girón (Llano Grande), elevation 777 m (2,549 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.9
(87.6) 		30.7
(87.3) 		30.7
(87.3) 		30.4
(86.7) 		30.8
(87.4) 		30.9
(87.6) 		31.0
(87.8) 		31.2
(88.2) 		31.2
(88.2) 		30.4
(86.7) 		30.4
(86.7) 		30.5
(86.9) 		30.8
(87.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.2
(77.4) 		25.4
(77.7) 		25.5
(77.9) 		25.3
(77.5) 		25.3
(77.5) 		25.2
(77.4) 		25.2
(77.4) 		25.3
(77.5) 		25.2
(77.4) 		25.1
(77.2) 		25.0
(77.0) 		25.1
(77.2) 		25.2
(77.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 19.1
(66.4) 		19.5
(67.1) 		19.9
(67.8) 		20.0
(68.0) 		20.1
(68.2) 		19.6
(67.3) 		19.2
(66.6) 		19.4
(66.9) 		19.4
(66.9) 		19.6
(67.3) 		19.6
(67.3) 		19.2
(66.6) 		19.5
(67.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 38.5
(1.52) 		70.8
(2.79) 		105.5
(4.15) 		95.0
(3.74) 		102.1
(4.02) 		71.7
(2.82) 		71.3
(2.81) 		75.7
(2.98) 		90.7
(3.57) 		119.6
(4.71) 		82.6
(3.25) 		25.1
(0.99) 		936.3
(36.86)
Average precipitation days 6 7 11 14 15 13 14 15 15 15 10 5 139
Average relative humidity (%) 75 74 76 77 78 78 77 76 76 77 77 76 77
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Resultados y proyecciones (2005-2020) del censo 2005". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. ^ Citypopulation.de
  3. ^ Municipality Identification http://www.giron-santander.gov.co/nuestromunicipio.shtml?apc=mIxx-1-&m=f
  4. ^ "Información general". Nuestro Municipio (in Spanish). Alcaldía de Girón. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
  5. ^ "GUÍA: Red Turística de Pueblos Patrimonio de Colombia" (PDF). Fondo Nacional de Turismo de la República de Colombia - FONTUR. Dec 2020. Retrieved 29 Mar 2021.
  6. ^ "Girón - Mi municipio - Pasado, presente y futuro (in Spanish)". Alcaldía de Girón, Colombia. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2024.


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