Jesus María, Santander

Jesus María, Santander
Jesus María, Santander
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	Location of the municipality and town of Jesus María, Santander in the Santander Department of Colombia.
Country	Colombia
Department	Santander Department
Founded	August 12, 1887
Founded by	Lorenzo de Salazar
Area
• Total	60 km2 (20 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	3,390
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Demonym	Jesusmarienses
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Website	www.jesusmaria-santander.gov.co

Jesus María is a town and municipality in the Santander Department, in northeastern Colombia.

The township was founded in the middle of the 18th century, and in 1870 it was elevated to the category of city, after rapid population growth. Finally in 1887 it became a municipality.

References

^ ^a ^b "Nuestro municipio". www.jesusmaria-santander.gov.co. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
^ "Municipalities of Colombia". Statoids. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
^ "Censo general 2005 (Perfil: Jesus Maria, Santander)" (PDF). DANE. Retrieved 28 December 2011.

5°53′N 73°47′W / 5.883°N 73.783°W / 5.883; -73.783

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[fundacion-1] "Nuestro municipio". www.jesusmaria-santander.gov.co. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.

[2] "Municipalities of Colombia". Statoids. Retrieved 28 December 2011.

[3] "Censo general 2005 (Perfil: Jesus Maria, Santander)" (PDF). DANE. Retrieved 28 December 2011.

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