sábado, 16 de abril de 2016


Sonsón is a municipality of Colombia.



Sonsón located in the eastern part of Antioquia department


it has 108 villages, including:  



El Brasil, Alto de Sabanas, Aures Carrizales, Chaverras, El Cedro, El Limón, , San José, El Salto, El Roblal, El Rodeo, El Salado, El Tesoro, La Capilla, La Hermosa, La Honda, Plancitos, La Hondita, La Loma, La Morelia, La Soledad, La Torre, Las Cruces, Llanadas, Los Medios, Mulato Bajo, Palestina, Piedras Blancas, Río Arriba, Roblalito y Tasajo, Nori. Manzanares Abajo, Manzanares Centro, Manzanares Arriba, El Yolombo, Las Brisas, El Llano Cañaberal, eL coco, El Cedro, Murringo, El Popal, Brasilal, Santa Marta, Guayaquil, Zurrumbal, Ventiadeos, Media Cuesta, La Francia Sirgua Arriba, Sirgua Abajo, Sirguita, Los Potreros , Los Planes, El Bosque.


Sonsón has a Total Population : 35,405 inhabitants. 




in Urban Population : 15,109 inhabitants


national symbols:




the shield It has the following characteristics oval shield in whose center stands the parish church symbolizing faith , perseverance and titanic effort of this people ; as background Capiro the hill , whose foot is acentada the city is represented ; in the first place there is a valley with a seedbed which means their fertility in men and ideas that emerged from Sonsón have been irradiated by all areas of the nation , which is represented by the rays that crowns a blue sky, the Sonsón river crosses the valley and then plunges forming a scale , beauty and promising reserves of this region , as a symbol of agricultural wealth are two branches of fructificadas coffee, guarding the shield and two ears of corn that serve as bases as a slogan on a belt carries the phrase " GRATA AMPHORA CIVITA PLENA "

flag: Two bands of equal size and the gualda dark green colors , with the following meaning :
The gualda up or golden yellow, like our aboriginal ancestral symbol of wealth, mineral wealth and at the same time as an expression of maize , a major agricultural sources whose names takes place and folk festival.

The dark green or dark green down as a symbol of nobility and extension of our mountains , in line with the color that is a symbol of Antioquia .
the weather







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 The average temperature of the urban area of Sonsón is 13 ° C and humidity of approximately 60 % ; in districts like San Miguel and La Danta climate exceeds 30 ° C , while in the districts of Alto sheets and Media is 22 ° C . Sonsón is the only municipality in Antioquia and Colombia that has all the thermal floors . The winds that reach urban areas generally come from the Caldas . It sonsón enjoy clean air and unpolluted .
History of Sonsón






Sonsón Municipality was founded on Agust 4, 1800 by Don  José Joaquin Ruiz Zapata, judge villager, a resident of the city Rionegro,  with seventy-seven people. initially he called San Jose de Ezpeleta Sonsón in honor of patron saint San Jose and viceroy Ezpeleta. 
A little history





Fifty-one years ago the earthquake that caused serious damage to the ancient cathedral city of Sonsón granite , a situation which subsequently led to the demolition of one of the most memorable architectural pieces by Sonsoneños . In addition he collapsed part of the theater , cemetery and town hall . The earthquake occurred on Monday, July 30, 1962 , at 3:20 pm local time





Important dates


 Corn Festival , August, celebration emblem of the municipality .






Feast of Our Lady of Carmen , july


Fiestas del Higo , july




Feast of Our Lady of Chiquinquirá , September 30 to October 09





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Feast in honor of San José , April.








Celebrations of coffee, November

Fiestas del Aguacate , October


Tourist sites


[Museum of religious art: 




Administered by the Cathedral Parish , it preserves an important collection of religious images and the history of the clergy in Sonsón .


Arqueologica room Sonsón: 





Permanent exhibition of archaeological pieces that realize the ancient human occupation in the region.

The lake: 


Healthy recreation site in a natural environment

Moor Sonsón:







 water resource is a treasure for the world. It has been called " Laboratory Biodiversiadad " . His presence gives its name to the subregion , for the municipalities of Abejorral blanket , Nariño , Argelia and Sonsón .


recreational park the pinera:




 Actrativo place 5 minutes from the town of Sonsón offering forest ecological trail , multiple courts , swimming pools, bathrooms , steam , sauna, wet area , beautiful scenery and also where we can see the building where is located the headquarters of the University of Antioquia .



foods



The main power base is corn. The arepa is the most important food because it serves as a supplement for all meals 



There are different kinds of arepas : corncob corn bread , corn bread thin , round corn bread , corn bread or peeled mote corn, among others. The mush is another food product of corn , like empanadas , which are of various kinds. Sausage, the tamal, stew






Sonsón Has in Hospital san juan de Dios 
It has five schools
This is "Rosa Maria Henao Pavas" 

This is "Braulio Mejia"


This is  School "Normal Superior Presbítero Jose Gomez Isaza"


This is the "técnico industrial"

This is "Instituto Técnico Agropecuario y en salud"