Sabanas de San Ángel

Town in Caribbean, Colombia

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Location of the municipality and town of Sabanas de San Angel in the Department of Magdalena.

CountryColombiaRegion CaribbeanDepartmentMagdalenaFoundationcirca 1607Area

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• Total977 km² (377 sq mi)Population

(Census 2018^[2])

• Total14,060 • Density14/km² (37/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5Website
www.sabanasdesanangel-magdalena.gov.co

Sabanas de San Ángel (Spanish pronunciation: [saˈβanas ðe san ˈaŋxel]), Spanish for Savannas of Saint Angel, is a town and municipality of the Colombian Department of Magdalena. Founded around 1607 with the name San Antoñito by the Spanish Colonizers as a pathway town in the route between La Guajira Department and the Magdalena River. On June 24, 1999 the municipality is created with the name of Sabanas de San Angel that segregated from the municipalities of Ariguaní, Pivijay, Chibolo and Plato.

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Administrative divisions

Corregimientos and caseríos:

Monterrubio
Casa de Tabla
La Horqueta
Flores de Maria
Pueblo de los Barrios
San Roque
Céspedes
Pueblo Nuevo
Estación Villa.

References

^ "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 26 April 2020.