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Colón, Venezuela

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Country
  
Venezuela

Elevation
  
850 m (2,790 ft)

Founded
  
1831

Population
  
36,925 (2013)

Area code
  
0277

State
  
Táchira

Time zone
  
VST (UTC-4:30)

Area
  
484 km²

Local time
  
Wednesday 11:25 PM

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Website
  
ayacucho-tachira.gob.ve

Weather
  
19°C, Wind NW at 3 km/h, 84% Humidity

Municipality
  
Ayacucho Municipality, Táchira

Colón is a town in the Venezuelan Andean state of Táchira. This town is the shire town of the Ayacucho Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 48,982.

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Map of San Juan de Colon, T%C3%A1chira, Venezuela

Demographics

The Ayacucho Municipality, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, has a population of 48,982 (up from 41,404 in 1990). This amounts to 4.9% of Táchira's population. The municipality's population density is 262.1 people per square mile (101.20/km²).

Government

Colón is the shire town of the Ayacucho Municipality in Táchira. The mayor of the Ayacucho Municipality is Gabino Paz Guerrero, reelected in 2004 with 47% of the vote. The last municipal election was held in October 2004.

Religious buildings

  • Iglesia San Juan Bautista
  • Squares and parks

  • Plaza Bolívar
  • Plaza Sucre de Colón
  • Notable natives

  • Ramón José Velásquez Former Interim President of Venezuela
  • Pedro Antonio Ríos Reyna, Venezuelan classical musician.
  • References

    Colón, Venezuela Wikipedia