San Diego, Cesar

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San Diego
town
Colombia - Cesar - San Diego.svg
Location of the municipality and town of San Diego in the Department of Cesar.
Country Colombia
Region Caribbean
Department Cesar
Government
   Mayor Juan Enrique Mendoza
(Alas Equipo Colombia) [1]
Area
[2]
  Total687 km2 (265 sq mi)
Population
 (Census 2018 [3] )
  Total18,531
  Density27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5
Website
alcaldiasandiego.com

San Diego is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Cesar. It was founded on 19 July 1609.

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References

  1. (in Spanish) Interpolitico.com: Mayors of Cesar - 2008-2011 Archived 2007-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  3. "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE . Retrieved 30 April 2020.

Coordinates: 10°20′15″N73°10′57″W / 10.3375°N 73.1825°W / 10.3375; -73.1825