San Francisco, Antioquia Explained

San Francisco
Settlement Type:Municipality and town
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map:Colombia
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Colombia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1: Antioquia Department
Subdivision Type2:Subregion
Subdivision Name2:Eastern
Established Date:February 16, 1986
Population As Of:2015
Population Note:[1]
Population Total:5318
Coordinates:5.9642°N -75.1017°W
Timezone:Colombia Standard Time
Utc Offset:-5
Elevation M:1250
Website:http://www.sanfrancisco-antioquia.gov.co

San Francisco is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. It is part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia. In 2015, the population comprised 5,318 people.

History

San Francisco was previously known as El Morrón.

It was founded in 1830 as part of the municipality of Cocorná. In February 1986 was established as a municipality with the name of San Francisco, in memory of Saint Francis of Assisi.

Climate

San Francisco has a tropical rainforest climate (Af). It has very heavy rainfall year-round.

Demographics

Total Population: 5 318 people. (2015)[1]

Literacy Rate: 75.5% (2005)[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Resultados y proyecciones (2005-2020) del censo 2005 . May 1, 2015 . DANE.
  2. http://www.dane.gov.co/files/censo2005/perfiles/perfiles.swf Censo oficial DANE 2005, Perfiles Departamentos y Municipios