San Francisco, Antioquia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
San Francisco | |
|---|---|
Municipality and town | |
.svg) Flag | |
 Location of the municipality and town of San Francisco in the Antioquia Department of Colombia | |
  San Francisco Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 5°57′51″N 75°6′6″W / 5.96417°N 75.10167°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department |  Antioquia Department |
| Subregion | Eastern |
| Elevation | 1,250 m (4,100 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 5,318 |
| [1] | |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | |
San Francisco is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. It is part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia. In 2015, the population comprised 5,318 people.
San Francisco was previously known as El Morrón.
It was founded in 1830 as part of the municipality of Cocorná. In February 1986 was established as a municipality with the name of San Francisco, in memory of Saint Francis of Assisi.
