San Juan de Girón facts for kids
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Girón
San Juan Girón
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Location of the municipality and town of Girón in the Santander Department of Colombia
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| Country | Colombia | ||
| Department | Santander Department | ||
| Province | Soto | ||
| Founded | January 15, 1631 | ||
| Moved | December 30, 1968 | ||
| Founded by | Francisco Mantilla de los Ríos y Franco | ||
| Area | |||
| • Municipality | 493 km2 (190 sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 9.74 km2 (3.76 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 706 m (2,316 ft) | ||
| Population
(2020 est.)
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| • Municipality | 206,005 | ||
| • Density | 417.9/km2 (1,082.3/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 152,582 | ||
| • Urban density | 15,666/km2 (40,573/sq mi) | ||
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| Demonym(s) | Gironés | ||
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) | ||
| Area code(s) | 57 + 7 | ||
| Website | Official website: http://giron-santander.gov.co/ | ||
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San Juan de Girón (better known as Girón), formerly: Villa de los Caballeros de Girón, is a municipality of the Santander Department, which is part of the Bucaramanga Metropolitan area in northeastern Colombia.
Pueblo Patrimonio
Girón was declared a Colombian Pueblo Patrimonio (heritage town) by the Colombian government in 2010.
National Monument
The municipality is known National Monument of Colombia for its old sector characterized by its Spanish colonial architecture (cobblestone streets, houses with white walls, large dark brown and/or black doors, and clay tile roofs).
Climate
| Climate data for San Juan de Girón (Llano Grande), elevation 777 m (2,549 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.9 (87.6) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.8 (87.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.2 (77.4) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.2 (77.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.1 (66.4) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.9 (67.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 38.5 (1.52) |
70.8 (2.79) |
105.5 (4.15) |
95.0 (3.74) |
102.1 (4.02) |
71.7 (2.82) |
71.3 (2.81) |
75.7 (2.98) |
90.7 (3.57) |
119.6 (4.71) |
82.6 (3.25) |
25.1 (0.99) |
936.3 (36.86) |
| Average precipitation days | 6 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 139 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 77 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales | |||||||||||||
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