Sandoná
Sandoná | ||
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Coordinates: 1 ° 17 ′ N , 77 ° 28 ′ W Sandoná on the map of Colombia
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Location of the municipality of Sandoná on the map of Nariño
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Basic data | ||
Country | Colombia | |
Department | Nariño | |
City foundation | 1866 | |
Residents | 25,759 (2019) | |
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Detailed data | ||
surface | 101 km 2 | |
Population density | 255 people / km 2 | |
height | 1848 m | |
Time zone | UTC -5 | |
City Presidency | Byron Andrés Zambrano Rosas (2016-2019) | |
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Nuestra Señora del Rosario Basilica |
Sandoná is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Nariño in Colombia .
geography
Sandoná is located in the province of Pasto in Nariño at an altitude of 1848 meters and has an average annual temperature of 19.8 ° C. The municipality borders El Tambo and La Florida in the north, La Florida in the east, Consacá in the south and Linares and Ancuyá in the west .
population
The municipality of Sandoná has 25,759 inhabitants, of which 12,111 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).
history
In the area of today's community originally lived indigenous people of Quillacinga . Sandoná was founded in 1867.
economy
The main branches of the economy in Sandoná are agriculture (especially sugar cane and coffee ), milk production and handicrafts (wickerwork made from the "toquilla straw" of the disk flower family ).
Web links
- Alcaldía Municipal de Sandoná. Alcaldía de Sandoná - Nariño, accessed April 2, 2019 (Spanish, municipality website).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Sandoná - Nariño, accessed April 2, 2019 (Spanish, information on 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 2, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).