Santa Cruz de Lorica

Santa Cruz de Lorica
Loriquero/a
Municipality and town
Flag of Santa Cruz de Lorica
Official seal of Santa Cruz de Lorica
Location of the municipality and town of Santa Cruz de Lorica in the Córdoba Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Santa Cruz de Lorica in the Córdoba Department of Colombia.
Santa Cruz de Lorica is located in Colombia
Santa Cruz de Lorica
Santa Cruz de Lorica
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 9°13′54″N 75°49′11″W / 9.23167°N 75.81972°W / 9.23167; -75.81972
Country Colombia
DepartmentCórdoba Department
Founded1740
Government
 • MayorFrancisco José Jattin Corrales
Area
 • Municipality and town
951 km2 (367 sq mi)
 • Urban
7.88 km2 (3.04 sq mi)
Elevation
7 m (23 ft)
Population
 (2020 est.)[1]
 • Municipality and town
115,461
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
 • Urban
54,430
 • Urban density6,900/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
DemonymLoriquero
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Area code57 + 4
WebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)

Santa Cruz de Lorica is a town and municipality located in the Córdoba Department, northern Colombia.

Lorica was named a Pueblo Patrimonio (heritage town) of Colombia in 2010. It is the only municipality near the Caribbean coast that was selected to be part of the Red Turística de Pueblos Patrimonio original cohort.[2]

As per 2020 estimates, the population of Santa Cruz de Lorica was 115,461, with a density ratio of 120 persons per square kilometer.

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Santa Cruz de Lorica municipality
  2. ^ "GUÍA: Red Turística de Pueblos Patrimonio de Colombia" (PDF). Fondo Nacional de Turismo de la República de Colombia - FONTUR. Dec 2020. Retrieved 29 Mar 2021.