Ovejas is a town and municipality located in the Sucre Department, northern Colombia where the traditional Cumbia (also called Gaita) festival "Francisco Llirene" takes place in October.[1]
Ovejas | |
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Municipality and town | |
 The church of San Francisco de Asís | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Ovejas in the Sucre Department of Colombia | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Sucre Department |
| Area | |
• Municipality and town | 447 km2 (173 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 254 m (833 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Municipality and town | 21,091 |
| • Density | 47.2/km2 (122/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 11,947 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Notable people
edit- Graciela Arango de Tobón, songwriter (1931–2000).[2]
- Nacho Paredes, singer and songwriter (1935–2018)[3]
References
edit- ^ Information on the Francisco Llirene Festival
- ^ "Graciela Arango de Tobón: 90 años de su natalicio" [90 years since her birth], Radio Nacional de Colombia (in Spanish), 2021-03-07, retrieved 2025-04-09
- ^ "Un lustro sin Nacho Paredes, el Cumbiambero de América" [Five years without Nacho Paredes, the Cumbiambero de América], Radio Nacional de Colombia (in Spanish), 2023-08-13, retrieved 2025-10-18
External links
edit- (in Spanish) Gobernacion de Sucre - Ovejas
- (in Spanish) Ovejas official website
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