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|established_date1 = December 30, 1968
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|population_note = [[National Administrative Department of Statistics|DANE]]
|population_note = [[National Administrative Department of Statistics|DANE]]
|population_footnotes = <ref name="Censo">{{cite web|url=http://www.dane.gov.co/files/investigaciones/poblacion/proyepobla06_20/ProyeccionMunicipios2005_2020.xls |title=Resultados y proyecciones (2005-2020) del censo 2005 |access-date=12 April 2020}}</ref><ref>[http://www.citypopulation.de/en/colombia/admin/santander/68307/ Citypopulation.de]</ref>
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|population_total = 135,791
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|timezone = Colombia Standard Time
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'''San Juan de Girón''' (better known as '''Girón'''), formerly: Villa de los Caballeros de Girón,<ref>Municipality Identification http://www.giron-santander.gov.co/nuestromunicipio.shtml?apc=mIxx-1-&m=f</ref> is a municipality of the [[Santander Department]], which is part of the Bucaramanga Metropolitan area in northeastern [[Colombia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://giron-santander.gov.co/nuestromunicipio.shtml?apc=m1d1--&m=f#simbolos|title=Información general |work=Nuestro Municipio|access-date=June 1, 2009|language=es|publisher=Alcaldía de Girón}}</ref>


==Pueblo Patrimonio==
Girón was declared a Colombian ''[[Pueblo Patrimonio (Colombia)|Pueblo Patrimonio]]'' (heritage town) by the Colombian government in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|date=Dec 2020|title=GUÍA: Red Turística de Pueblos Patrimonio de Colombia|url=https://fontur.com.co/sites/default/files/2020-12/GUIA_PUEBLOS_PATRIMONIO.pdf|access-date=29 Mar 2021|website=Fondo Nacional de Turismo de la República de Colombia - FONTUR}}</ref>


==National Monument==
'''Girón''' is a town and municipality in the [[Santander Department]] in northeastern [[Colombia]].<ref>http://giron-santander.gov.co/nuestromunicipio.shtml?apc=m1d1--&m=f#simbolos|title=Información general |work=Nuestro Municipio|accessdate=June 1, 2009|language=Spanish|publisher=Alcaldía de Girón</ref>
The municipality is known [[List of National Monuments of Colombia|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).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Girón - Mi municipio - Pasado, presente y futuro (in Spanish)|url=https://giron-santander.gov.co/MiMunicipio/Paginas/Pasado-Presente-y-Futuro.aspx|access-date=19 April 2024|website=Alcaldía de Girón, Colombia}}</ref>
[[File:Giron - panoramio.jpg |thumb|550px|center|Old sector of the city in Giron, Santander, Colombia.]]

==Climate==

{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y
|collapsed = Y
|location = San Juan de Girón (Llano Grande), elevation {{convert|777|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1981–2010)
|Jan high C = 30.9
|Feb high C = 30.7
|Mar high C = 30.7
|Apr high C = 30.4
|May high C = 30.8
|Jun high C = 30.9
|Jul high C = 31.0
|Aug high C = 31.2
|Sep high C = 31.2
|Oct high C = 30.4
|Nov high C = 30.4
|Dec high C = 30.5
| year high C = 30.8
|Jan mean C = 25.2
|Feb mean C = 25.4
|Mar mean C = 25.5
|Apr mean C = 25.3
|May mean C = 25.3
|Jun mean C = 25.2
|Jul mean C = 25.2
|Aug mean C = 25.3
|Sep mean C = 25.2
|Oct mean C = 25.1
|Nov mean C = 25.0
|Dec mean C = 25.1
| year mean C = 25.2
|Jan low C = 19.1
|Feb low C = 19.5
|Mar low C = 19.9
|Apr low C = 20.0
|May low C = 20.1
|Jun low C = 19.6
|Jul low C = 19.2
|Aug low C = 19.4
|Sep low C = 19.4
|Oct low C = 19.6
|Nov low C = 19.6
|Dec low C = 19.2
| year low C = 19.5
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 38.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 70.8
|Mar precipitation mm = 105.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 95.0
|May precipitation mm = 102.1
|Jun precipitation mm = 71.7
|Jul precipitation mm = 71.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 75.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 90.7
|Oct precipitation mm = 119.6
|Nov precipitation mm = 82.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 25.1
|year precipitation mm = 936.3
| Jan precipitation days = 6
| Feb precipitation days = 7
| Mar precipitation days = 11
| Apr precipitation days = 14
| May precipitation days = 15
| Jun precipitation days = 13
| Jul precipitation days = 14
| Aug precipitation days = 15
| Sep precipitation days = 15
| Oct precipitation days = 15
| Nov precipitation days = 10
| Dec precipitation days = 5
| year precipitation days = 139
| Jan humidity = 75
| Feb humidity = 74
| Mar humidity = 76
| Apr humidity = 77
| May humidity = 78
| Jun humidity = 78
| Jul humidity = 77
| Aug humidity = 76
| Sep humidity = 76
| Oct humidity = 77
| Nov humidity = 77
| Dec humidity = 76
| year humidity = 77
|source 1 = [[Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (Colombia)|Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales]]<ref name=IDEAM1>{{cite web
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|archive-date=15 August 2016
|title=Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010
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}}


==References==
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Latest revision as of 18:20, 17 June 2024

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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