El Santuario

El Santuario
Flag of El Santuario
Official seal of El Santuario
Location of the municipality of El Santuario in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality of El Santuario in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Coordinates: 6°8′15″N 75°15′50″W / 6.13750°N 75.26389°W / 6.13750; -75.26389
Country Colombia
Department Antioquia Department
SubregionEastern
FoundationMarch 11, 1765
Government
 • MayorJuan David Zuluaga Zuluaga (2020-2023)
Area
 • Municipality & Town83.45 km2 (32.22 sq mi)
 • Urban
2.02 km2 (0.78 sq mi)
Elevation
2,150 m (7,050 ft)
Population
 (2018 census)[1]
 • Municipality & Town35,422
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
 • Urban
24,614
 • Urban density12,000/km2 (32,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

El Santuario is a town and municipality in the Antioquia Department, Colombia. It is part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia. El Santuario was founded on 11 March 1765 by Captain Antonio Gómez de Castro. Its elevation is 2,150 meters above sea level, with an average temperature of 17 °C. The distance reference from Medellín city, the capital of Antioquia Department, is 57 km and it has a total area of 83.45 km². This town is well known for being the place where comedian Guillermo Zuluaga "Montecristo" and actor Crisanto Alonso Vargas "Vargasvil" were born. The more significant source of its economy is agriculture, mainly vegetables, beans, potatoes and legume cultivation.

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of El Santuario municipality with localities