Coveñas

Coveñas
Municipality and town

Marines training school in Coveñas

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Location of the municipality and town of Coveñas in the Sucre Department of Colombia.
Coveñas

Location in Colombia

Coordinates: 09°25′N 75°42′W / 9.417°N 75.700°W / 9.417; -75.700
Country  Colombia
Department Sucre Department
Population
  Total 11,270[1]
  Density 152.30/km2 (394.5/sq mi)
Time zone Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5)

Coveñas is a town and municipality located in the Sucre Department, northern Colombia. Established in the sixteenth century as a port for slave traders, then become an oil port in the twentieth century . It became a municipality in 2002. The town is now a popular vacation place for the people of the Colombian Andean region.

References

  1. República de Colombia - Censo General 2005 ISBN 978-958-624-072-7 (Spanish)

Coordinates: 9°25′00″N 75°42′00″W / 9.41667°N 75.7°W / 9.41667; -75.7


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