San Juan de Girón (better known as Girón), formerly: Villa de los Caballeros de Girón,Municipality Identification http://www.giron-santander.gov.co/nuestromunicipio.shtml?apc=mIxx-1-&m=f is a municipality of the Santander Department, which is part of the Bucaramanga Metropolitan area in northeastern Colombia.

Pueblo Patrimonio Girón was declared a Colombian Pueblo Patrimonio (heritage town) by the Colombian government in 2010.

National Monument The municipality is known National Monument of Colombia for its old sector characterized by its Spanish colonial architecture (cobblestone streets, houses with white walls, large dark brown and/or black doors, and clay tile roofs).

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