Sonsón

Sonsón
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Sonsón in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Country	Colombia
Department	Antioquia Department
Subregion	Eastern
Time zone	Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5)

Sonson

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"- ('The Corn Party'). This event consists of concerts, cabalgatas (horse back riding), and a lot of arepas and corn.

History

In the early xx century, Sonsón was the second largest city in Antioquia after Medellín, the capital. Sonsón had many factories, and most of the rich people in Antioquia had business there. But around 1930, people started migrating to other municipalities closer to Medellín.

Economy

Sonsón's economy is largely dependent on agriculture. As agriculture played a vital role in Sonsón, many individuals migrated to the Caribbean and other islands (St. Croix, Haiti, and St. Lucia) during the slave trade to support economic growth. These individuals are well versed in farming, art, business, and politics. http://www.personal.psu.edu/jml34/spcreole.pdf

Sonson

Roads

Sonsón is connected to Medellín by a road. It is also connected to the municipalities of Abejorral, La Unión and Aguadas (in the Departament of Caldas)

This locality was also knew by the development of the old Medellin - Bogotá motorway. Actually it's being paved to La Dorada (Caldas)

Administrative divisions

The municipality is divided into 106 veredas, and 8 corregimientos.

Sites of interest

• Architecture many old houses from 1800s
• Waterfalls there are many, some of them 30 minutes away from town
• Landscapes it has many, and most of them are rare and amazing

External links

• Sonsón - Antioquia yellow pages

Coordinates: 5°42′35″N 75°18′39″W / 5.70972°N 75.31083°W