Galeras, Sucre

Galeras, Sucre
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Galeras, Sucre in the Sucre Department of Colombia.
Country	Colombia
Department	Sucre Department
Government
• Major	Francisco Ramirez Mejía
Area
• Total	326.1 km2 (125.9 sq mi)
Elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Population
• Total	17,202
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5)
Website	http://www.galeras-sucre.gov.co

Galeras is a town and municipality located in the Sucre Department, northern Colombia. The main economy activities are both agriculture and cattle raising.
Galeras is 50 km from Sincelejo (the main Sucre's City). It take 1 hour by car.

Geography

Political division

Galera is a municipality formed by five "corregimientos": Puerto Franco, Baraya, San Andrés de Palomo, San José de Rivera, Pueblo Nuevo Junín., and seventeen "veredas":Pueblo Nuevo II, Surban, Abre el Ojo, Mata de Guasimo, Palmital, Bleo, San Pelayo, Los Leones, El Jacinto, La Corocera, San Luís, El Pantanito, El Guamo, Los Abetos, Caña Seca, Mancomojan, Campo Ameno.

Culture

Every year in the year's first week its people enjoy the town's main party: El festival de la algarroba (The festival of algarroba). The Algarroba (Hymenaea courbaril (Caesalpinaceae)) is a tree that grows easily in Galeras.

References

• Gobernacion de Sucre - Galeras (Spanish)
• Galeras official website (Spanish)

Municipalities in Sucre Department Buenavista Caimito Chalán Colosó Corozal Coveñas El Roble Galeras Guaranda La Unión Los Palmitos Majagual Morroa Ovejas Palmito Sampués San Benito Abad San Juan Betulia San Marcos San Onofre San Pedro Sincé Sincelejo Sucre Tolú Toluviejo

Coordinates: 9°10′N 75°03′W / 9.167°N 75.050°W / 9.167; -75.050