Sabanas de San Angel is a town and municipality of the Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

n Department

Departments of Colombia

Colombia is an unitary republic formed by thirty-two departments and a Capital District . Each department has a Governor and a Department Assembly , elected by popular vote for a four-year period. The governor cannot be re-elected in consecutive periods...

 of Magdalena

Magdalena Department

Magdalena is a department of Colombia, located to the north of the country by the Caribbean Sea. The capital of the Magdalena Department is Santa Marta and was named after the Magdalena River...

. Founded around 1607 with the name San Antoñito by the Spanish

Spain

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 Colonizers as a pathway town in the route between La Guajira Department and the Magdalena River

Magdalena River

The Magdalena River is the principal river of Colombia, flowing northward about through the western half of the country. It takes its name from the biblical figure Mary Magdalene. It is navigable through much of its lower reaches, in spite of the shifting sand bars at the mouth of its delta, as...

. On June 24, 1999 the municipality is created with the name of Sabanas de San Angel that segregated from the municipalities of Ariguaní

Ariguaní

Ariguaní is a municipality of the Colombian Department of Magdalena. The municipality seat is the town of El Difícil.-External links:...

, Pivijay

Pivijay

Pivijay is a town and municipality of the Colombian Department of Magdalena. Founded in 1774 by José Flores, Julian Valera y Antonio Sánchez. Promoted to municipality in 1912.-Administrative divisions:Corregimientos:*Avianca*Canoas*Caraballo*Chinoblas...

, Chibolo

Chibolo

Chibolo is a town and municipality of the Colombian Department of Magdalena. Chibolo was founded in 1820 and became a municipality...

 and Plato

Plato, Magdalena

Plato is a town and municipality in Magdalena Department in Colombia.* Area: 1,501 km².* Elevation: 20 meters* Population: 66,362** Rural: 18,625** Urban: 47,737* Agricultural products: livestock, corn, beans, tomatoes, yuca, tobacco-External links:...

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Administrative divisions

Corregimientos and caseríos:

• Monterrubio
• Casa de Tabla
• La Horqueta
• Flores de Maria
• Pueblo de los Barrios
• San Roque
• Céspedes
• Pueblo Nuevo
• Estación Villa.

External links

Sabanas de San Angel official website Gobernacion del Magdalena - municipios: Sabanas de San Angel