Colón, Venezuela

Colón, Venezuela
San Juan de 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 (186.9 sq mi)
Elevation 802 m (2,631 ft)
Population (2001)
 – Total 48,982
 – Density 101.20/km2 (262.1/sq mi)
Time zone VST (UTC-4:30)
 – Summer (DST) not observed (UTC-4:30)
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]

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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. ^ a b http://www.tachira.gov.ve/paginaweb/tachira/estadisticas/Estadisticas_Municipios/ayacucho.pdf
  2. ^ Primeros Resultados XIII Censo General de Población y Vivienda
  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

External links



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


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