Coveñas
| Coveñas | |||
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| Municipality and town | |||
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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 | |||
| 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) | ||
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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
- (Spanish) Gobernacion de Sucre - Coveñas
- ↑ República de Colombia - Censo General 2005 ISBN 978-958-624-072-7 (Spanish)
Municipalities in Sucre Department | ||
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Coordinates: 9°25′00″N 75°42′00″W / 9.41667°N 75.7°W
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