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Galeras, Sucre
Municipality and town
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Official seal of Galeras, Sucre
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Location of the municipality and town of Galeras, Sucre in the Sucre Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Galeras, Sucre in the Sucre Department of Colombia.
Country  Colombia
Department Sucre Department
Area
 • Total 326.1 km2 (125.9 sq mi)
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Population
 (Census 2018)
 • Total 20,239
 • Density 62.064/km2 (160.744/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Galeras is a town and municipality located in the Sucre Department, northern Colombia. The main economic activities are agriculture and cattle raising. Galeras is 50 km away from the department's capital, Sincelejo.

Culture

Every year in the year's first week its people enjoy the town's main party: El festival de la algarroba (The festival of algarroba). The Algarroba (Hymenaea courbaril (Caesalpinaceae)) is a tree that grows easily in Galeras.

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