San Juan Nepomuceno, Bolívar

San Juan Nepomuceno, Bolívar
Municipality and town
Location of the municipality and town of San Juan Nepomuceno, Bolívar in the Bolívar Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of San Juan Nepomuceno, Bolívar in the Bolívar Department of Colombia
Country Colombia
DepartmentBolívar Department
Area
 • Municipality and town
631.2 km2 (243.7 sq mi)
 • Urban
3.89 km2 (1.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 est.)[1]
 • Municipality and town
38,529
 • Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
 • Urban
28,513
 • Urban density7,300/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

San Juan Nepomuceno is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia. It is named after Saint John of Nepomuk.

Notable residents

Mayerlis Angarita was born here in about 1980. She has won awards for her leadership on women's rights and she has been a mayoral candidate.[2] Artist Gabriel Sierra was born in 1975 in San Juan Nepomuceno.[3]

References

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of San Juan Nepomuceno municipality
  2. ^ "Mayerlis Angarita Robles". La Silla Vacía (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  3. ^ "Gabriel Sierra". The Guggenheim Museums and Foundation. Retrieved 2023-06-13.

9°57′N 75°05′W / 9.950°N 75.083°W / 9.950; -75.083


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