Colón, Venezuela
San Juan de Colón | |
|---|---|
Castle in Colón. | |
| Nickname(s): "La Ciudad de Las Palmeras" (English:"The Palm City") | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Táchira |
| Municipality | Ayacucho |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gabino Paz Guerrero (COPEI) |
| Area | |
• Total | 484 km2 (187 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 850 m (2,790 ft) |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | 36,925 |
| • Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code | 0277 |
| Climate | Am |
| Website | ayacucho-tachira.gob.ve |
| The area and population figures are for the municipality | |
Colón is a town in the Venezuelan Andean state of Táchira. This town is the shire town of the Ayacucho Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 48,982.