San Jacinto, Bolívar

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Municipality and town in Bolívar Department, Colombia

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Location of the municipality and town of San Jacinto, Bolívar in the Bolívar Department of Colombia

Coordinates: 9°49′52″N 75°7′19″W / 9.83111°N 75.12194°W / 9.83111; -75.12194Country

ColombiaDepartmentBolívar DepartmentFounded1776Area

• Municipality and town442.9 km² (171.0 sq mi) • Urban

3.95 km² (1.53 sq mi)Population

(2018 census)^[1]

• Municipality and town23,576 • Density53/km² (140/sq mi) • Urban

20,771 • Urban density5,300/km² (14,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

San Jacinto is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia.

The San Jacinto archaeological site is located near the town.^[2]

Culture

San Jacinto is the most important town in northern Colombia for local, traditional woven textiles such as hammocks and clothing as well as handicrafts. The town is also famous as the birthplace of the Latin Grammy Award winner cumbia group Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto.

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^ Citypopulation.de Population of San Jacinto municipality with localities
^ "San Jacinto 1. Ecología histórica, orígenes de la cerámica e inicios de la vida sedentaria en el Caribe colombiano. Augusto Oyuela & Renée Bonzani". Memorias (in Spanish). 28 June 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2018.