San Jacinto (Colombia)

San Jacinto
Coordinates: 9 ° 50 ′ N , 75 ° 7 ′ W San Jacinto on the map of Colombia	San Jacinto
	San Jacinto
	The location of the entire area of the municipality of San Jacinto on the map of Bolívar
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Bolívar
City foundation	1776
Residents	21,644 (2019)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	462 km 2
Population density	47 inhabitants / km 2
height	239 m
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Abraham Kamell Yaspe (2016-2019)
Website	www.sanjacinto-bolivar.gov.co
	San Jacinto from above
	San Jacinto Church
	Cultural center

San Jacinto is a municipality (municipio) in the department of Bolivar in northern Colombia .

geography

San Jacinto is located in the north of Bolívar in the sub-region of Montes de María about 92 km from Cartagena and has an average temperature of 27 ° C. The municipality borders San Juan Nepomuceno in the north, Zambrano in the east , El Carmen de Bolívar in the south and west and María La Baja in the north-west .

Demographics

The municipality of San Jacinto has 21,644 inhabitants, of which 21,149 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

In 1776 an expedition came to the place of today's town center, which initially called the place El Sitio . The official establishment took place a year later under the name San Jacinto de Duanga , named after a Spanish officer. The first group of settlers included 82 families and 60 slaves. Runaway slaves founded various palenques in the hills of the Montes de María and near Mahates .

economy

Crafts from San Jacinto

The main industries of San Jacinto are agriculture and animal husbandry . Handicrafts , micro-businesses and the informal sector also play a role. The socio-economic level of the population is low.

Culture

Gaita player ( gaitero )

The San Jacinto Patronage Festival is held every August. There are religious festivities, but also horse riding and dance events. A Gaita Festival ( Festival Autóctono de Gaitas ) will also be held as part of the celebrations . In San Jacinto the traditional music of the Colombian Caribbean coast plays an important role. In particular, the Gaita instrument and the Gaita players ( gaiteros ) have a special position.

Web links

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

Alcaldía de San Jacinto - Bolívar. Alcaldía del Municipio de San Jacinto - Bolívar, accessed January 29, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality).

Individual evidence

^ Información del Municipio. Alcaldía del Municipio de San Jacinto - Bolívar, accessed January 29, 2019 (Spanish, information on geography).
↑ ESTIMACIONES DE POBLACIÓN 1985 - 2005 Y PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN 2005 - 2020 TOTAL DEPARTAMENTAL POR ÁREA. DANE, May 11, 2011, accessed on January 29, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia (Excel; 1.72 MB)).
↑ PAsado, presente y futuro. Alcaldía del Municipio de San Jacinto - Bolívar, accessed January 29, 2019 (Spanish, history information).
↑ Economía. Alcaldía del Municipio de San Jacinto - Bolívar, accessed January 29, 2019 (Spanish, economic information).
↑ Fiestas y celebraciones. Alcaldía del Municipio de San Jacinto - Bolívar, accessed January 29, 2019 (Spanish, information on celebrations and festivities).

[1] Información del Municipio. Alcaldía del Municipio de San Jacinto - Bolívar, accessed January 29, 2019 (Spanish, information on geography).

[2] ESTIMACIONES DE POBLACIÓN 1985 - 2005 Y PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN 2005 - 2020 TOTAL DEPARTAMENTAL POR ÁREA. DANE, May 11, 2011, accessed on January 29, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia (Excel; 1.72 MB)).

[3] PAsado, presente y futuro. Alcaldía del Municipio de San Jacinto - Bolívar, accessed January 29, 2019 (Spanish, history information).

[4] Economía. Alcaldía del Municipio de San Jacinto - Bolívar, accessed January 29, 2019 (Spanish, economic information).

[5] Fiestas y celebraciones. Alcaldía del Municipio de San Jacinto - Bolívar, accessed January 29, 2019 (Spanish, information on celebrations and festivities).