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San Vicente del Caguán (Spanish pronunciation: [sam biˈsente ðel kaˈɣwan]) is a town and municipality in Amazonian Caquetá Department, southern Colombia.
San Vicente del Caguán | |
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Municipality and town | |
Coordinates: 02°06′37″N 74°06′07″W / 2.11028°N 74.10194°W | |
Country | Colombia |
Department | Caquetá Department |
Government | |
• Alcalde | Domingo Emilio Pérez Cuellar |
Area | |
• Municipality and town | 17,465 km2 (6,743 sq mi) |
• Urban | 4.86 km2 (1.88 sq mi) |
Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
Population (2018 census)[1] | |
• Municipality and town | 50,719 |
• Density | 2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi) |
• Urban | 23,432 |
• Urban density | 4,800/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Website | www.sanvicentedelcaguan.gov.co |
Religion edit
Its Marian Catedral Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes (dedicated to the Virgin of Mercy) is the cathedral episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Vicente del Caguán.
History edit
Between 1998 and 2002, San Vicente del Caguán was the center of the demilitarized zone (DMZ), which was created as a safe haven for the revolutionary FARC rebels. Two days after the peace talks were ended, Ingrid Betancourt was kidnapped while entering the former DMZ.
References edit
External links edit
- Media related to San Vicente del Caguán at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Spanish) San Vicente del Caguán official website
2°07′N 74°46′W / 2.117°N 74.767°W