Sincelejo

Sincelejo
Coordinates: 9 ° 18 ′  N , 75 ° 24 ′  W Sincelejo​ Sincelejo on the map of Colombia
Location of the municipality of Sincelejo on the map of Sucre
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Sucre
City foundation	1776
Residents	290,667  (2019)
City insignia
Detailed data
surface	278.4
height	213  m
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Andrés Gómez Martínez (2020-2023)
View of Sincelejo
Sincelejo Cathedral

Sincelejo is the capital and a municipality (municipio) in the department of Sucre in Colombia .

The word Sincelejo is based on the name of the indigenous chief Cincel (Chinchelejo), who ruled the region when the Spaniards arrived.

Sincelejo is the seat of the diocese of Sincelejo .

geography

Sincelejo is located at an altitude of about 213 meters near the Colombian Caribbean coast. Sincelejo borders in the north on Tolú and Tolú Viejo , in the south on Sampués and San Andrés de Sotavento and Tuchín in the department of Córdoba , in the east on Corozal and Morroa and in the west on San Antonio de Palmito and Tolú.

population

The municipality of Sincelejo has 290,667 inhabitants, of which 273,251 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

The area was inhabited by the Toace indigenous people even before the arrival of the Spaniards . Sincelejo was officially founded by the Spanish as San Francisco de Asís de Sincelejo on April 4, 1536 by Antonio De la Torre y Miranda.

Sports

The football clubs Real Sincelejo , Expreso Rojo , Atlético de la Sabana and Sucre FC were based in Sincelejo . Real Sincelejo played in the Colombian second division from 2003 to 2004, Atlético de la Sabana from 2009 to 2010 and Sucre FC in 2012 . Expreso Rojo played the 2005 season in Sincelejo, but then moved back to Cartagena and then to Cundinamarca . Sucre FC moved to Montería in 2013 and was renamed Jaguares de Córdoba . The other two clubs disbanded and sold their starting rights. All clubs played their home games at the Estadio Arturo Cumplido Sierra .

Web links

Commons : Sincelejo  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 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). 
2. ↑ Information about the story on the official Sincelejo website. ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.