Sonsón is a

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 the Colombian department of Antioquia. Sonsón is located in

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 ...

. It is one of the seats of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sonsón–Rionegro. Sonsón celebrates "Las Fiestas Del Maíz"- ('Festival of the Corn') during the month of August, being the most traditional, historical and representative festival in western Colombia.

History

Founded on 4 August 1800 by Mr. José Joaquín Ruiz y Zapata, villager judge from the city of Arma de Rionegro, with seventy-seven people. Initially it was called San José de Ezpeleta de Sonsón in honor of the patron San José ( Saint Joseph) and the viceroy Ezpeleta. During the firsts decades of the 19th century, Sonsón became in the provider center of the colonization towards the Colombian west, being a very important financial and commercial hub in the Antioquian region, and also being for several years the second city of the Department. The Municipality of Sonsón is located in the southeastern Antioquia, with 1,323 km² (510.81 sq mi), it occupies the 15th place in territory of the Department. It has all the climates from the paramo, until the warm weather in the Magdalena Medio. 105

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s (hamlets) distributed in its 8 corregimientos (townships) which makes it diverse in crops, landscapes and culture. Its economy is based in production of potato, corn, tomato, coffee, fig, milk, forge. In the zone of Magdalena Medio there is one cement plant and there's mining of marble in the corregimiento of La Danta.

Economy

Sonsón's economy is largely dependent on

agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people t ...

. As agriculture played a vital role in Sonsón, many individuals migrated to the Caribbean and other islands (St. Croix, Haiti, and St. Lucia) during the slave trade to support economic growth. These individuals are well versed in farming, art, business, and politics.

Roads

Sonsón is connected to Medellín by a road. It is also connected to the municipalities of Abejorral, La Unión and Aguadas (in the Departament of Caldas) This locality was also known by the development of the old Medellin - Bogotá motorway. Actually it's being paved to La Dorada (Caldas)

Climate

The climate in the urban area of Sonsón is usually cold, with an average temperature of 14 °C (57.2 °F); but its 1,323 km² (510.81 sq mi) makes it diverse, because this is one of the few towns in Colombia with all the climates. Some townships as Alto de Sabanas or Los Medios have an average temperature of 24 °C (75.2 °F); the zone of Rioverdes have an average temperature of 27 °C (80.6 °F) and the zone of Sonsonian Magdalena Medio has an average temperature of 30 °C (86 °F). Anyway, all the nights of the Sonsón's urban area has an average temperature of 11 °C (51.8 °F). Sonsón has a clean air with very little pollution

Museums

Sonsón is the town with more museums in Colombia. Some of them are: *Grandparent's House Museum. *Pablo Jaramillo Museum. *Museum of Religious Art. *Festival of Corn's Museum. *Sonsonian Press's Hall.

Administrative divisions

The municipality is divided into 106 veredas, and 8 corregimientos.

Sites of interest

Architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing building ...

many old houses from the 1800s *

Waterfalls A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf. Waterfalls can be formed in several w ...

there are many, some of them 30 minutes away from town *

Landscapes A landscape is the visible features of an area of land, its landforms, and how they integrate with natural or man-made features, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal.''New Oxford American Dictionary''. A landscape includes the p ...

it has many, and most of them are rare and amazing *The most beautiful balcony in Antioquia, located at Main Square. *Paramo Zone. *Township of Alto de Sabanas, where you can see wonderful landscapes and eat figs.

References

External links

Sonsón - Antioquia yellow pages
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sonson Municipalities of Antioquia Department