San Onofre (Colombia)
San Onofre | ||
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Coordinates: 9 ° 44 ′ N , 75 ° 32 ′ W San Onofre on the map of Colombia
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Location of the municipality of San Onofre on the map of Sucre
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Basic data | ||
Country | Colombia | |
Department | Sucre | |
City foundation | 1774 | |
Residents | 51,991 (2019) | |
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Detailed data | ||
surface | 1102 km 2 | |
Population density | 47 inhabitants / km 2 | |
height | 30 m | |
Waters | Caribbean Sea | |
Time zone | UTC -5 | |
City Presidency | Maida del Carmen Balseiro López (2016-2019) | |
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Church in San Onofre | ||
Street in San Onofre |
San Onofre is a municipality (municipio) in the department of Sucre in Colombia .
geography
San Onofre is located in the northeast of Sucre , in the sub-region of Morrosquillo , 57 km from Sincelejo , at an altitude of 30 m above sea level. NN and has an average annual temperature of about 27 ° C. The municipality borders in the north on Cartagena and Arjona in the department of Bolívar , in the south on the Gulf of Morrosquillo , Tolú , Tolú Viejo , Colosó and Chalán , in the east on María La Baja and El Carmen de Bolívar in Bolívar and in the west on the Caribbean Sea . The island of Boquerón in the San Bernardo Archipelago is part of the municipality .
population
The municipality of San Onofre has 51,991 inhabitants, of which 29,853 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).
history
San Onofre was founded in 1774 by the Spanish captain Antonio de la Torre y Miranda. The region was already populated by runaway slaves at the time. San Onofre has had parish status since 1839.
economy
The main economic activities of San Onofre are agriculture , cattle production and tourism , especially beach tourism in Corregimiento El Rincón del Mar .
sons and daughters of the town
- Rodolfo Blanco (* 1966), former Colombian boxer
Web links
- Alcaldía de San Onofre - Sucre. Alcaldía del Municipio de San Onofre - Sucre, accessed April 19, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía del Municipio de San Onofre - Sucre, accessed April 19, 2019 (Spanish, information about the municipality).
- ↑ 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 19, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).