San Juan de Colón
Castle in Colón.
Castle in Colón.
Flag of San Juan de Colón
Official seal of San Juan de Colón
Nickname(s): 
"La Ciudad de Las Palmeras"
(English:"The Palm City")
CountryVenezuela
StateTáchira
MunicipalityAyacucho
Government
  MayorGabino Paz Guerrero (COPEI)
Area
  Total484 km2 (187 sq mi)
Elevation
850 m (2,790 ft)
Population
 (2013)
  Total36,925
  Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code0277
ClimateAm
Websiteayacucho-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 people

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 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%5B%5D

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