San Jacinto, Bolívar | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality and town |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Colombia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Bolívar Department |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1776 |
Area Total Km2: | 442.9 |
Area Urban Km2: | 3.95 |
Population As Of: | 2018 census |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 23576 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 20771 |
Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 9.8311°N -75.1219°W |
Timezone: | Colombia Standard Time |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
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]
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.