San Juan de Girón

Girón
San Juan Girón
Nieves Chapel
Location of the municipality and town of Girón in the Santander Department of Colombia
Coordinates: 7°4′15″N 73°10′23″W / 7.07083°N 73.17306°W / 7.07083; -73.17306
CountryColombia
DepartmentSantander Department
ProvinceSoto
FoundedJanuary 15, 1631
MovedDecember 30, 1968
Founded byFrancisco Mantilla de los Ríos y Franco
Government
  MayorLuis Alberto Quintero González
Area
493 km2 (190 sq mi)
  Urban
9.74 km2 (3.76 sq mi)
Elevation
706 m (2,316 ft)
Population
 (2020 est.)
206,005
  Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
  Urban
152,582
  Urban density16,000/km2 (41,000/sq mi)
 DANE
DemonymGironés
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Area code57 + 7
WebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)

San Juan de Girón (better known as Girón), formerly: Villa de los Caballeros de Girón, is a municipality of the Santander Department, which is part of the Bucaramanga Metropolitan area in northeastern Colombia.