San Francisco is a town and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
Antioquia Department,
Colombia. Part of the subregion of
Eastern Antioquia
Eastern Antioquia ( es, Oriente Antioqueño) is subregion of the Colombian Department of Antioquia. The region consists of 23 municipalities.
Geography
The region of Eastern Antioquia limits to the north west with the Metropolitan Area of Med ...
.
History
San Francisco was previously known as El Morrón.
It was founded in 1830 as part of the municipality of Cocorná. In February 1986 was established as a municipality with the name of San Francisco, in memory of Saint
Francis of Assisi.
Climate
San Francisco has a
tropical rainforest climate
A tropical rainforest climate, humid tropical climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southea ...
(Af). It has very heavy rainfall year-round.
Demographics
Total Population: 5 318 people. (2015)
* Urban Population: 2 446
* Rural Population: 2 872
Literacy Rate: 75.5% (2005)
[Censo oficial DANE 2005, Perfiles Departamentos y Municipios]
* Urban Areas: 77.9%
* Rural Areas: 74.2%
References
Municipalities of Antioquia Department
1830 establishments in Gran Colombia
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