Colón, Venezuela

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.

San Juan de Colón
Castle in Colón.
Nickname(s): 
"La Ciudad de Las Palmeras"
(English:"The Palm City")
CountryVenezuela
StateTáchira
MunicipalityAyacucho
Government
  MayorGabino Paz Guerrero (COPEI)
Area
  Total484 km2 (187 sq mi)
Elevation
850 m (2,790 ft)
Population
 (2013)
  Total36,925
  Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code0277
ClimateAm
Websiteayacucho-tachira.gob.ve
The area and population figures are for the municipality
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