San Vicente del Caguán
For other uses, see San Vicente (disambiguation).
| San Vicente del Caguán | |||
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| Municipality and town | |||
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 Location of the municipality and town of San Vicente del Caguán in the Caquetá Department of Colombia. | |||
| Coordinates: 02°06′37″N 74°06′07″W / 2.11028°N 74.10194°W | |||
| Country |
 Colombia | ||
| Department | Caquetá Department | ||
| Government | |||
| • Alcalde | Domingo Emilio Pérez Cuellar | ||
| Area | |||
| • Municipality and town | 21,923 km2 (8,465 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) | ||
| Population (2015) | |||
| • Municipality and town | 67,994 | ||
| • Density | 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 41,948 | ||
| DANE | |||
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5) | ||
| Website | www.sanvicentedelcaguan.gov.co | ||
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San Vicente del Caguán (Spanish pronunciation: [sam biˈsente ðel kaˈɣwan]) is a town and municipality in Amazonian Caquetá Department, southern Colombia.
Religion
Its Marian Catedral Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes (dedicated to the Virgin of Mercy) is the cathedral episcopal see of the Latin Catholic pre-diocesan Apostolic Vicariate of San Vicente del Caguán.
History
Between 1998 and 2002, San Vicente del Caguán was the center of the demilitarized zone (DMZ), which was created as a safe haven for the revolutionary FARC rebels. Two days after the peace talks were ended, Ingrid Betancourt was kidnapped while entering the former DMZ.
External links
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Media related to San Vicente del Caguán at Wikimedia Commons - (Spanish) San Vicente del Caguán official website
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Coordinates: 2°07′N 74°46′W / 2.117°N 74.767°W
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