San Gil
in San Gil of Departamento de Santander, Colombia

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
6.560 and -73.136 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 6° 33' 34" and W -73° 8' 10"
Currency and Currency Code:
Peso - COP
Spoken languages:
Spanish
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 09:06 PM (Friday)
Timezone: America/Bogota
UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:42 am and 6:00 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-6.563 and 106.865 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Malingping
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for Colombia in South America

Safety Score: 3,3 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Colombia.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Colombia. Last Update: 2024-04-19 08:03:45

Delve into San Gil

San Gil in San Gil (Departamento de Santander) with it's 33,592 habitants is a town located in Colombia about 150 mi (or 241 km) north-east of Bogota, the country's capital town.

Time in San Gil is now 09:06 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named America / Bogota with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 9 airports closer to San Gil, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Colombia is Palonegro Airport in a distance of 39 mi (or 63 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia in a distance of 111 mi (or 178 km), South-West. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Bucaramanga, Tunja, Delicias, Rubio and Yopal. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 26°C / 79 °F

Morning Temperature 21°C / 70 °F
Evening Temperature 23°C / 74 °F
Night Temperature 21°C / 70 °F
Chance of rainfall 7%
Air Humidity 80%
Air Pressure 1016 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 77% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Saturday, 20th of April 2024

26°C (78 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 21st of April 2024

24°C (75 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.

Monday, 22nd of April 2024

23°C (74 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Hicasua Hotel Boutique y Centro de Convenciones

Address
7,7 mi
Calle 7 No 3-85.
684041 Barichara
Colombia

Time Information

Checkout: 15:00 - Checkin: 13:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 22:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 22:00


Terrazas de la Candelaria

Address
1,5 mi
Km 1 via san Gil - Bucaramanga
1234 San Gil
Colombia

Time Information

Checkout: 13:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Hotel Ruitoque Campestre

Address
1,9 mi
Kilometro 2.5 Via San Gil
684031 San Gil
Colombia

Time Information

Checkout: 15:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hotel Posada Campestre

Address
2,1 mi
Km 2 vía San Gil - Charalá
San Gil
Colombia

Time Information

Checkout: 13:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hotel Boutique Venturi

Address
6,9 mi
Vereda El llano, Lote 2, Km 17
684048 Barichara
Colombia

Time Information

Checkout: 13:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Macedonia Hacienda Hotel

Address
6,9 mi
Km. 3 Via Barichara - San Gil
Barichara
Colombia

Time Information

Checkout: 13:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Santos de Piedra Barichara

Address
6,9 mi
Via Sangil km 17
Barichara
Colombia

Time Information

Checkout: 13:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


La Mansión de Virginia

Address
7,9 mi
CALLE 8 #7 - 26
Barichara
Colombia

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Casa Juana

Address
7,9 mi
Cra 9 No 7-70
Barichara
Colombia

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Casa Rome Hostel San Gil

Address
0,6 mi
Calle 8 No 8-66
684031 San Gil
Colombia

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Sky Zoom: San Gil - Santander desde un drone

Published: October 01, 2014
Length: 48:56 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Sky Zoom fotografía y video aéreo

Los drones de Sky Zoom sobrevolaron la Perla del Fonce también conocida como la capital turística del departamento de Santander. Para contratar nuestros servicios escríbanos a ...


MTB San Gil 2013 Carrera Popular (Extremadura, Cáceres)

Published: March 17, 2014
Length: 57:00 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: VictorMario1981


RAFTING SAN GIL COLOMBIA BRUJULA

Published: June 23, 2009
Length: 57:33 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: raul860217

Los mejores rapidos del Rio Fonce en San Gil, Colombia, Estos videos fueron tomados en la temporada de enero y febrero que es para cuando el rio esta en ese nivel.


LADRONES CON NIÑOS EN SAN GIL - PIEDECUESTA - GIRÓN - VIDEO COMPLETO

Published: September 30, 2014
Length: 02:18 min
Rating: 1 of 5
Author: Deiver Rovira

ATENCIÓN A TODA LA COMUNIDAD DE SAN GIL - SANTANDER, Una banda de ATRACADORES tienen azotados a los empresarios de la zona SANGIL utilizando a NIÑOS como anzuelo para hacer ...


canotaje en san gil.

Published: June 14, 2013
Length: 29:32 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Geison Valencia


el salto en bungee san gil...

Published: January 15, 2013
Length: 28:43 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Pancho Her

salto en bungee, en san gil colombia.. una de las cosas mas extremas que hecho.


Caballo de palo. San Gil. 1997 - Grupo Éxodo [Colombia]

Published: December 18, 2013
Length: 12:55 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Grupo Exodo

"Un Canto a la Navidad". Diciembre de 1997. Compositor: Omar Alfaro Intérprete: Grupo Éxodo, Colombia. Lugar: San Gil, Santander, Colombia. Diciembre 7 de 1997. Con este hermoso mensaje ...


María Mulata Concierto; Familia Hernandez San Gil-Colombia

Published: April 01, 2013
Length: 38:07 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Alejandra Nieto Guerrero

Interpretando Parcelita Blaca del Maestro Jose Alejandro Morales Una parte del Gran Espectáculo! The best times!


Canotaje (River-rafting) en el Río Fonce, San Gil - Colombia

Published: August 30, 2013
Length: 32:29 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Julieth Gómez Durán

Vacaciones de Agosto 2013.


Playing Tejo in San Gil, Colombia

Published: April 17, 2013
Length: 03:09 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: David Lee

Learning to play tejo, a traditional Colombian game, in San Gil. For more, visit http://medellinliving.com.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

San Gil

San Gil is a town municipality in the Department of Santander in northeastern Colombia, located roughly 300 km (192 mi) from Bogotá and 95 km from the department's capital, Bucaramanga. As of 2005, San Gil had a population of roughly 42,000 people within the total municipal area, making it the third largest urban area in the department, after Bucaramanga and Barrancabermeja. Founded in 1689, San Gil is over 300 years old.

Located at 6.55917, -73.135 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Populated places in the Santander Department, Municipalities of Santander


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
San Gil, سان خیل, სან-ხილი, San Chilis, 聖希爾