San Andrés
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San Andrés is the Spanish
name of Saint Andrew
. San Andrés may refer to:
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
name of Saint Andrew
Saint Andrew
Saint Andrew , called in the Orthodox tradition Prōtoklētos, or the First-called, is a Christian Apostle and the brother of Saint Peter. The name "Andrew" , like other Greek names, appears to have been common among the Jews from the 3rd or 2nd century BC. No Hebrew or Aramaic name is recorded for him...
. San Andrés may refer to:
- Argentina
- San Andrés, city located in General San Martín PartidoGeneral San Martín PartidoGeneral San Martín Partido is a partido in the Gran Buenos Aires urban area, immediately to the north-west of Capital Federal in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina....
, northern zone of Greater Buenos AiresGreater Buenos AiresGreater Buenos Aires is the generic denomination to refer to the megalopolis comprising the autonomous city of Buenos Aires and the conurbation around it, over the province of Buenos Aires—namely the adjacent 24 partidos or municipalities—which nonetheless do not constitute a single administrative...
. - San Andrés de GilesSan Andrés de GilesSan Andrés de Giles is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the San Andrés de Giles Partido.-External links:...
, Buenos Aires Province
- San Andrés, city located in General San Martín Partido
- Bolivia
- San Andrés, Bolivia
- Canary Islands
- San Andrés, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- San Andrés y SaucesSan Andrés y SaucesSan Andrés y Sauces is located on the eastern part of the island of La Palma in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands...
- Colombia
- San Andrés and Providencia, a department
- San Andrés (island)San Andrés (island)San Andrés is a coral island among the Colombian islands in the Caribbean Sea; it is the largest island of the southern group of islands. Together with the nearby island of Providencia and some smaller islands of the southern group of the Colombian archipelago, San Andrés forms the department of...
, an island in that department - San Andrés, San Andrés y Providencia, capital of that department
- San Andrés, AntioquiaSan Andrés, AntioquiaSan Andrés is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Part of the subregion of Northern Antioquia....
- San Andrés-Providencia CreoleSan Andrés-Providencia CreoleSan Andrés–Providencia Creole is a Creole language spoken in the San Andrés and Providencia Department of Colombia by the natives , very similar to the Miskito Coastal Creole spoken in Bluefields, the Corn Islands and the Mosquito Coast of Nicaragua...
- El Salvador
- San Andrés, El SalvadorSan Andrés, El SalvadorSan Andrés is a pre-Hispanic site of El Salvador, whose occupation began around the year 900 BC as an agricultural town in the valley of Zapotitán in the department of La Libertad...
, an archaeological site in southwestern El Salvador
- San Andrés, El Salvador
- Guatemala
- San Andrés, El PeténSan Andrés, El PeténSan Andrés is a municipality in the department of El Petén in Guatemala. The municipality is formed by the town of San Andrés, located on the north-western shore of Lake Petén Itzá, and 55 rural communities, with a total population of 20,295 people .The municipality was created in 1962 and has a...
- San Andrés ItzapaSan Andrés ItzapaSan Andrés Itzapa is a municipality of Chimaltenango, Guatemala. San Andrés Itzapa is in the eastern region of Chimaltenango, while the district capital lies to the north, Acatenango lies to the south and to the east is Parramos...
, Chimaltenango - San Andrés SajcabajáSan Andrés SajcabajáSan Andrés Sajcabajá is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché. The municipality is formed by the town San Andrés Sajcabajá, and 62 rural communities. The majority of its population is ethnic K'iche'.-History:...
, El Quiché - San Andrés SemetabajSan Andrés SemetabajSan Andrés Semetabaj is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala....
, Sololá - San Andrés Villa SecaSan Andrés Villa SecaSan Andrés Villa Seca is a municipality in the Retalhuleu department of Guatemala....
, Retalhuleu - San Andrés XeculSan Andrés XeculSan Andrés Xecul is a municipality in the Totonicapán department of Guatemala....
, Totonicapán
- San Andrés, El Petén
- Honduras
- San Andrés, LempiraSan Andrés, LempiraSan Andrés is a municipality in the Honduran department of Lempira. It is notable as the principal site in Honduras for the mining of andesite opals from Las Colinas deposit near Sosoal, which is in the municipality. This mining is largely performed by artisanal miners, rather than on an industrial...
- San Andrés, Lempira
- Mexico
- San Andrés, ChihuahuaSan Andrés, ChihuahuaSan Andrés is a small town in the Mexican state of Chihuahua.It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding Riva Palacio Municipality.In the 2005 INEGI Census, San Andrés reported a total population of 667....
- San Andrés Cholula, Puebla
- San Andrés CohamiataSan Andrés CohamiataSan Andrés Cohamiata is an autonomously governed Wixárika village located in Mezquitic, Jalisco, Mexico. The village is called Tatei Kié in the native Wixárika language....
, Jalisco - San Andrés LarráinzarSan Andrés LarráinzarSan Andrés Larráinzar is a town in the Mexican state of Chiapas.It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of Larráinzar....
, Chiapas - San Andrés TuxtlaSan Andrés TuxtlaThe municipio of San Andrés Tuxtla is located in the south-central portion of the Mexican state of Veracruz. Its municipal seat is also called San Andrés Tuxtla, located 150 km from the city of Veracruz along Federal Highway 180 in the Sierra de Los Tuxtlas region.The municipality which...
, Veracruz - San Andrés (Mesoamerican site)San Andrés (Mesoamerican site)San Andrés is an Olmec archaeological site in the present-day Mexican state of Tabasco. Located 5 km northeast of the Olmec ceremonial center of La Venta, San Andrés is considered one of its elite satellite communities, with evidence of elite residences and other elite activities...
, Tabasco, an Olmec archaeological site
- San Andrés, Chihuahua
- Peru
- San Andrés DistrictSan Andrés DistrictSan Andrés is a district in middle Pisco Province in Peru. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the west, districts of Pisco and Tupac Amaru Inca on the north, Ica Province on the east, and the Paracas District on the south.-External links:...
, subdivision in Pisco, Ica Region - Colegio San Andrés, a school in Lima
- San Andrés District
- Philippines
- San Andres, CatanduanesSan Andres, CatanduanesSan Andres is a 4th class municipality in the province of Catanduanes, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 33,781 people in 6,059 households.- The Town :...
- San Andres, ManilaSan Andres, ManilaSan Andrés is a district located in the south east of the City of Manila in the Philippines, and includes what used to be the pre-World War II district of Singalong as well as parts of the Malate, and Paco districts. San Andrés shares its northeastern border with Santa Ana, and Paco, while to its...
- San Andres, QuezonSan Andres, QuezonSan Andres is a 4th class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 29,216 people.-Barangays:San Andres is politically subdivided into 7 barangays.* Alibihaban* Camflora* Mangero* Pansoy...
- San Andres, RomblonSan Andres, RomblonSan Andres is a 5th class municipality in the province of Romblon, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 13,460 people in 2,737 households. It is a coastal town on the northwest portion of Tablas Island. It is bounded on the north by the Calatrava, on the south by...
- San Andres, Catanduanes
- United States
- San Andres MountainsSan Andres MountainsThe San Andres Mountains are a mountain range in the southwestern U.S. state of New Mexico, in the counties of Socorro, Sierra, and Doña Ana. The range extends about 75 miles north to south, but are only about 12 miles wide at their widest...
, a mountain range in New Mexico
- San Andres Mountains
See also
- Fort San AndresFort San AndresFort San Andrés was one of the oldest forts built for the defense of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Originally built on an offshore rock in the harbour, the site is now inland due to reclamation of the surrounding land. After the British captured Trinidad in 1797 the fort fell into disuse...
, Trinidad and Tobago - San Andrés AccordsSan Andrés AccordsThe San Andrés Accords are agreements reached between the Zapatista Army of National Liberation and the Mexican government, at that time headed by President Ernesto Zedillo. The accords were signed on February 16, 1996, in San Andrés Larráinzar, Chiapas, and granted autonomy, recognition, and...
, Mexico - Universidad de San Andrés, Argentina
- St Andrews (disambiguation)St Andrews (disambiguation)Saint Andrew is the Christian Apostle and brother of Peter the Apostle.St Andrews is a town and former royal burgh on the east coast of Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom.St Andrew may also refer to:-Saints:...
- San Andreas (disambiguation)