San Sebastián is a town and municipality in the

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at a distance of 165 km by road from the city of Popayán, capital city of the department of Cauca. The town was founded in 1562 by Pedro Antonio Gómez.

History

It is believed that the town of San Sebastián was settled in the year 1582 by Pedro Antonio Gómez. However, research indicates that the lands in this region had been inhabited by the indigenous peoples since a time far back before the Hispanic foundation and it is not possible to establish clearly when it started.

Administrative Division

The Municipality of San Sebastián has a municipal seat, known after the same name, but in the territorial administrative structure it is also called considered a corregiment, therefore the territory consists of seven corregiments which are subdivided into 50 veredas (hamlets), one legally constituted indigenous reservation of the Yanacona ethnic group, and a Papallaqta indigenous council in the corregimiento of Valencia. In addition to its capital, San Sebastián, the municipality has the following populated centers (

corregimiento ''Corregimiento'' (; , ) is a Spanish term used for country subdivisions for royal administrative purposes, ensuring districts were under crown control as opposed to local elites. A ''corregimiento'' was usually headed by a '' corregidor''. The ...

s & Veredas) under its jurisdiction:

Corregimientos & Veredas

* San Sebastián ** Alto Mu, La Marquesa, Laguna Negra, La Granja, Las Minas, Loma Grande, Ingenio Samango. * El Rosal ** Alto Potrerillo, Bajo Potrerillo, Costancillas, Domingote, Higuerones, Naranjos, La Laguna, Porvenir, Pueblo Viejo, Rodeo, Valle de Jambimbal * Marmato ** Bellavista, Esperanza, Florida * Paramillos ** El Tuno, Hatos, Pantano, La Cusumbe, Nuevo Horizonte, Tapias. * Santiago ** Cigarras, EL Chilco El Guarango, El Tambo, El Trilladero, Guacas, Hatillo, Piedra Blanca, La Pradera, Popayáncito, * Valencia ** Delicias, Encino, Guacas, La Aguada, La Entrada, La Oyola, Porvenir, Río Negro Caquetá. * Venecia'' ** Campo Alegre, Cerrillos, Cruz Chiquita, Garrizal, Paraíso, Santander.

Climate

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:San Sebastian, Cauca Municipalities of Cauca Department Populated places established in 1562