Sincelejo

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**Saint Francis of Assisi of Sincelejo**


City flag	City Coat of arms
City nickname: "City of Corralejas"
Location in the Sucre Department
Area - Total	00,000 km²
Population - Total (2004) - Density	252,000 aprox.
Time zone	UTC-5
Location	9°17′57″N, 75°23′58″W
Mayor	Jaime Merlano Fernández
Government of Sincelejo official website

Sincelejo is the capital city of the department of Sucre in Colombia.

1 History
2 Economy
3 Geography
4 Culture
5 Born in Sincelejo
6 External links

[edit] History

Sincelejo was founded with the name San Francisco de Asís de Sincelejo on October 4, 1535, the saint day of Francis of Assisi. It was located on the site of a small indigenous settlement belonging to the amerindian Zenu and turbaco cultures. The village formed part of the encomienda of Alonso Padilla between 1610 and 1640.

In 1776 Sincelejo was refounded by the Spanish captain and engineer, Antonio de la Torre y Miranda.

During the colonial times and the first years of the republic, the region was part of the Cartagena Province. After the independence period it formally became part of the Magdalena Department; and later on, in 1831 became again part of the Cartagena Province. In 1857 became part of the Federal State of Bolivar.

The department of Sucre was created in 1966 and Sincelejo named as its capital.

[edit] Economy

The main economic activity of the municipality of Sincelejo is cattle raising making the city the center of commerce and services for the area. Agriculture is the second way os income; cultivating yucca, ñame (local product), rice, corn, cotton, sorgo and plaintain. Industry is little developed, only having small food, drinks and cement companies.

[edit] Geography

The average temperature for the city is of 27ºC, and gets 3,200 cubic mm of rain precipitation a year.

[edit] Culture

Traditional music of Sincelejo is fandango (simmiliary to samba to Brazilians). The tipical dish of this city is 'mote de queso' which is a soup with cheese. City is known for its 'hamacas and sombrero votiao, which are both made by the native inhabitants.