El Santuario
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.El Santuario
- Type: Town with 35,400 residents
- Also known as: “Santuario”
- Category: locality
- Location: Antioquia, Andino, Colombia, South America
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Latitude
6.1395° or 6° 8′ 22″ north
Longitude
-75.2656° or 75° 15′ 56″ west
Population
35,400
Elevation
2,156 metres (7,073 feet)
UN/LOCODE
CO ESN
Open location code
67R64PQM+RQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“El Santuario” goes by many names.
- French: “El Santuario”
- German: “El Santuario”
- Portuguese: “El Santuario”
- Spanish: “El Santuario”
- Spanish: “Municipio de El Santuario”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Vista Hermosa and La Escondida.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Parque de Bolivar - El Santuario and iglesia.
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