San Juan de Girón

San Juan de Girón (better known as Girón), formerly: Villa de los Caballeros de Girón,[2] is a municipality of the Santander Department, which is part of the Bucaramanga Metropolitan area in northeastern Colombia.[3]

Roofs of the colonial houses in Giron, Santander, Colombia

Girón San Juan Girón
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of the municipality and town of Girón in the Santander Department of Colombia
Coordinates: 7°4′15″N 73°10′23″W
Country	Colombia
Department	Santander Department
Province	Soto
Founded	January 15, 1631
Moved	December 30, 1968
Founded by	Francisco Mantilla de los Ríos y Franco
Government
• Mayor	Luis Alberto Quintero González
Area
• Total	475.14 km^2 (295.238 sq mi)
Elevation	706 m (2,316 ft)
Population  (2020 est.)[1]
• Total	206,005
• Density	430/km^2 (700/sq mi)
	DANE
Demonym(s)	Gironés
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Area code(s)	57 + 7
Website	Official website (in Spanish)

References

1. "Resultados y proyecciones (2005-2020) del censo 2005". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
2. Municipality Identification http://www.giron-santander.gov.co/nuestromunicipio.shtml?apc=mIxx-1-&m=f
3. "Información general". Nuestro Municipio (in Spanish). Alcaldía de Girón. Retrieved June 1, 2009.