Ovejas
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Ovejas | |
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Municipality and town | |
| The church of San Francisco de Asís The church of San Francisco de Asís | |
| Location of the municipality and town of Ovejas in the Sucre Department of Colombia Location of the municipality and town of Ovejas in the Sucre Department of Colombia | |
| Country | File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia |
| Department | Sucre Department |
| Area | |
• Municipality and town | 447 km2 (173 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 254 m (833 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Municipality and town | 21,091 |
| • Density | 47.2/km2 (122/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 11,947 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
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Ovejas is a town and municipality located in the Sucre Department, northern Colombia where the traditional Cumbia (also called Gaita) festival "Francisco Llirene" takes place in October.[1]
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Graciela Arango de Tobón, songwriter (1931–2000).[2]
- Nacho Paredes, singer and songwriter (1935–2018)[3]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Information on the Francisco Llirene Festival
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External links
[edit | edit source]- (in Spanish) Gobernacion de Sucre - Ovejas
- (in Spanish) Ovejas official website
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