Ovejas
Ovejas | |
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Municipality and town | |
The church of San Francisco de Asís | |
Location of the municipality and town of Ovejas in the Sucre Department of Colombia | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Sucre Department |
| Area | |
| 447 km2 (173 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 254 m (833 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| 21,091 | |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 11,947 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
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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.
Songwriter Graciela Arango de Tobón was born in Ovejas.