| Official Name: | San Juan de Colón |
| Nickname: | "La Ciudad de Las Palmeras" (English:"The Palm City") |
| Leader Name: | Gabino Paz Guerrero (COPEI) |
| Area Total Km2: | 484 |
| Population As Of: | 2013 |
| Population Total: | 36925 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 850 |
| Area Code: | 0277 |
| Website: | ayacucho-tachira.gob.ve |
| Footnotes: | The area and population figures are for the municipality |
Colón is a town in the Venezuelan Andean state of Táchira. This town is the shire town of the Ayacucho Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 48,982.[1]
Colón has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen: Af)[2] with consistently warm temperatures throughout the year. The average high temperature for the year is, and the average low temperature is . Colón experiences significant rainfall throughout the year, with a peak in October and November, amounting to a yearly average of 1485.9 millimeters (58.50 inches).
The Ayacucho Municipality, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, has a population of 48,982 (up from 41,404 in 1990). This amounts to 4.9% of Táchira's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 262.1 people per square mile (101.20/km2).
Colón is the shire town of the Ayacucho Municipality in Táchira. The mayor of the Ayacucho Municipality is Gabino Paz Guerrero, reelected in 2004 with 47% of the vote.[4] The last municipal election was held in October 2004.