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Gramalote

Gramalote is a Colombian municipality and town located in the department of North Santander. Currently, the complete destruction of the town is considered imminent due to massive mudslides brought about by unprecedented flooding that most of Colombia has undergone.

Key facts

Settlement.settlement_type: town
Settlement.name: Gramalote
Settlement.image_skyline: Gramalote2010-12.JPG
Settlement.imagesize: 245px
Settlement.image_caption: Skyline of Gramalote
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Gramalote.svg
Settlement.image_seal: Escudo de Gramalote.svg
Settlement.image_map: Colombia - Norte de Santander - Gramalote.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 200px
Settlement.map_caption: Map of Gramaote in the Norte de Santander Department.
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name: Colombia
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Norte de Santander
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Angel Enrique Ibarra Montañéz
Settlement.established_title: Foundation
Settlement.established_date: 1857

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Economy
Festivities
Holy Week
Feast of the patron. Our Lady of Mongui
History of the picture
Christmas bonus
References

Its average temperature is 23 °C and its height of 1040 meters above sea level. Prior to the 2010 Colombian floods it had a population of 7853 inhabitants. It was founded twice, first in 1857, the second time in 1883, in less than a kilometer south of the original site.