Sonsón
Sign in to saveSonsón is a municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. Sonsón is located in Eastern Antioquia. It is one of the seats of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sonsón–Rionegro. Sonsón celebrates "Las Fiestas Del Maíz"- ('Festival of the Corn') during the month of August, being the most traditional, historical and representative festival in western Colombia. The population was estimated to be 33,598 in 2020.
Key facts
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- Sonsón
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- The City of Capiro, The City that Decided Never die
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- Municipality and town
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- Plaza de Ruiz.jpg
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- Flag of Sonsón (Antioquia).svg
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- Escudo de Sonsón.svg
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- Colombia - Antioquia - Sonsón.svg
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- 250px
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- Location of the municipality and town of Sonsón in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
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- 300
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- Location in Colombia
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- Country
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- Department
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- Antioquia Department
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- Subregion
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- Eastern
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- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- 4 August 1800
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Sonsón is a municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. Sonsón is located in Eastern Antioquia. It is one of the seats of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sonsón–Rionegro. Sonsón celebrates "Las Fiestas Del Maíz"- ('Festival of the Corn') during the month of August, being the most traditional, historical and representative festival in western Colombia. The population was estimated to be 33,598 in 2020.
==History== Founded on 4 August 1800 by Mr. José Joaquín Ruiz y Zapata, villager judge from the city of Arma de Rionegro, with seventy-seven people. Initially it was called San José de Ezpeleta de Sonsón in honor of the patron San José (Saint Joseph) and the viceroy Ezpeleta.