San Lorenzo (Colombia)

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San Lorenzo
Coordinates: 1 ° 30 ′  N , 77 ° 13 ′  W
Map: Colombia
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San Lorenzo on the map of Colombia
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Location of the municipality of San Lorenzo on the map of Nariño
Basic data
Country Colombia
Department Nariño
Residents 20,403  (2019)
Detailed data
surface 249 km 2
Population density 82 inhabitants / km 2
height 2150  m
Time zone UTC -5
City Presidency Jader Gaviria Armero (2016-2019)
City patron Lawrence of Rome
Website www.sanlorenzo-narino.gov.co
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San Lorenzo is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Nariño in Colombia .

geography

San Lorenzo is located in the province of Juanambú in Nariño at an altitude of 2150 meters 66 km from Pasto and has an average annual temperature of 17 ° C. Adjacent to the church in the north Mercaderes in Departamento del Cauca , in the northeast of La Unión , in the east Arboleda , in the south Buesaco , southwest Chachagüí and west Taminango .

population

The municipality of San Lorenzo has 20,403 inhabitants, of which 2997 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

The area of ​​today's community was originally settled by the indigenous people of the Quillacingas . In the course of the 19th century, San Lorenzo gradually gained administrative independence and in 1886 received the status of a district (today a municipality).

economy

The main industries of San Lorenzo are agriculture (in particular coffee , sugar cane , Furcraea andina and maize are grown) and animal husbandry .

Web links

Commons : San Lorenzo  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de San Lorenzo - Nariño, accessed April 9, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality).
  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 9, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).