San Andrés, San Andrés y Providencia

San Andrés
City and municipality
Panorama
Typical San Andrés house
Casa Isleña Museum
Pedestrian Streets
San Andres beaches
San Luis Church
From to top: Aerial view, Typical house, Casa Isleña Museum, Pedestrian Street, San Andres beach and San Luis Church.
Maps of the islands of San Andrés and Providencia
Maps of the islands of San Andrés and Providencia
San Andrés is located in Colombia
San Andrés
San Andrés
Location of San Andrés in Colombia
Coordinates: 12°35′5″N 81°42′2″W / 12.58472°N 81.70056°W / 12.58472; -81.70056
Country Colombia
RegionInsular
DepartmentSan Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina
Area
 • Total26 km2 (10 sq mi)
Population
(2005)
 • Total55,426
 • Languages spokenSan Andrés Creole English Spanish
 • Ethnic groups20% Raizals and 80% mainland Colombians
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Time (COT))

San Andrés (Spanish pronunciation: [ˌsan anˈdɾes]) is the capital city of the department of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina, in Colombia. As of 2005 its population was 55,426.

Overview

It is situated at the north end of San Andrés Island, on the Caribbean Sea. The population is considered to be about 20% Raizals and 80% mainland Colombians. The economy is mainly sustained by tourism and commercial fishing. Once a duty-free port, it still has a relatively vigorous shopping district selling various consumer goods at bargain prices, including Colombian gold and emerald jewellery, leather goods and other distinctively Colombian wares.

San Andrés has become such a byword for bargain shopping in Colombia that many towns and cities have a bargain shopping area known as a San Andresito ("little San Andres").

Twin towns


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