San Gil

San Gil
Coordinates: 6 ° 33 ′ N , 73 ° 8 ′ W San Gil on the map of Colombia	San Gil
	San Gil
	Location of San Gil in Santander
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Santander
City foundation	1689
Residents	46,016 (2019)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	149 km 2
Population density	309 inhabitants / km 2
height	1117 m
Waters	Río Fonce
City Presidency	Ariel Fernando Rojas Rodríguez (2016-2019)
Website	www.sangil.gov.co
	San Gil
	San Gil Cathedral

San Gil is a municipality (municipio) in the department of Santander in Colombia and the capital of the province Guanentá . Together with Socorro, San Gil is the seat of the Diocese of Socorro y San Gil .

geography

San Gil is located 96 km south of Bucaramanga and 327 km northeast of Bogotá at an altitude of 1114 m above sea level. NN and has an average temperature of 24 ° C. The Río Fonce flows through San Gil . San Gil borders the following municipalities: in the north Villanueva and Curití , in the east Curití and Mogotes , in the south Valle de San José and Páramo , and in the west Pinchote , Cabrera and Barichara .

population

The municipality of San Gil has 46,016 inhabitants, of which 41,124 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

The area was before the arrival of the Spaniards from the indigenous people of the Guanes inhabited. The Spanish founded San Gil on March 17th, 1689 with the official name Muy Noble y Leal Villa de Santa Cruz y San Gil de la Nueva Baeza . San Gil has had parish status since 1887.

tourism

Parque Natural El Gallineral

San Gil calls itself the Capital Turística de Colombia (Tourist Capital of Colombia); The city is particularly known for its various extreme sports , such as paragliding or rafting on the Río Fonce and the nearby Río Súarez .

In the urban area, the Parque Natural El Gallineral is also a popular destination, which is located on an island between the Río Fonce and two streams. The park is known for its special vegetation.

economy

In addition to tourism, the most important industries in San Gil are agriculture and cattle and milk production . In addition, the plays crafts an important role.

Born in San Gil

Isaías Duarte Cancino (1939–2002), Archbishop of Cali (1995–2002), Bishop of Apartadó (1988–1995)
Jorge Luis Pinto (* 1952), football coach
Luis José Rueda Aparicio (* 1962), Archbishop of Bogotá (since 2020) and Popayán (2018–2020), Bishop of Montelíbano (2012–2018)

Web links

Commons : San Gil - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

San Gil. Alcaldía del Municipio de San Gil - Santander, accessed March 20, 2018 (Spanish, municipality website).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Información General. Alcaldía del Municipio de San Gil - Santander, accessed March 20, 2018 (Spanish, general information).
↑ ESTIMACIONES DE POBLACIÓN 1985 - 2005 Y PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN 2005 - 2020 TOTAL DEPARTAMENTAL POR ÁREA. (Excel; 1.72 MB) DANE, May 11, 2011, accessed on April 17, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).
^ Turismo. Alcaldía del Municipio de San Gil - Santander, accessed March 20, 2018 (Spanish, information on tourism).
^ Parque Natural El Gallineral. San Gil Publicidad, accessed March 20, 2018 (Spanish, website of El Gallineral Park).

[info-1] Información General. Alcaldía del Municipio de San Gil - Santander, accessed March 20, 2018 (Spanish, general information).

[2] ESTIMACIONES DE POBLACIÓN 1985 - 2005 Y PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN 2005 - 2020 TOTAL DEPARTAMENTAL POR ÁREA. (Excel; 1.72 MB) DANE, May 11, 2011, accessed on April 17, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).

[3] Turismo. Alcaldía del Municipio de San Gil - Santander, accessed March 20, 2018 (Spanish, information on tourism).

[4] Parque Natural El Gallineral. San Gil Publicidad, accessed March 20, 2018 (Spanish, website of El Gallineral Park).