Colón, Venezuela

San Juan de Colón
San Juan de Colón
	Castle in Colón.
	Flag Seal
	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 (VET)
Area code	0277
Climate	Am
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

Ramón José Velásquez Former Interim President of Venezuela
Pedro Antonio Ríos Reyna, Venezuelan classical musician.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2007-10-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Primeros Resultados XIII Censo General de Población y Vivienda Archived 2007-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/18/alcaldedis=0&edo=18&mun=1&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html^{[bare URL]}
^ http://servidor-opsu.tach.ula.ve/periodismo/Casa%20de%20la%20cultura%20de%20Coln/casa/pedro.htm^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

ayacucho-tachira.gob.ve (in Spanish)
Information on the Ayacucho Municipality (in Spanish)
More information on the Ayacucho Municipality (in Spanish)

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

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[autogenerated1-1] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2007-10-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] Primeros Resultados XIII Censo General de Población y Vivienda Archived 2007-08-25 at the Wayback Machine

[3] ttp://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/18/alcaldedis=0&edo=18&mun=1&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html^{[bare URL]}

[4] ttp://servidor-opsu.tach.ula.ve/periodismo/Casa%20de%20la%20cultura%20de%20Coln/casa/pedro.htm^{[permanent dead link]}

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