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El Pinon (Magdalena, Colombia)

El Piñón

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Overview

El Piñón is a municipality located in the southern most part of the Magdalena by the Magdalena River. It was founded in 3 August 1770 and on 20 April 1915 was proclaimed a municipality. Its economy is based on agriculture and farming. Its main tourist attraction is the Iglesia San Pedro Mártir (Saint Peter the Martir Church) and the Ave Maria Monument.
El Piñón flag is 9:14 in ratio, quartered green-beige and charged with the coat of arms.
Source: municipal web site.
Dov Gutterman and Felipe Carillo, 4 August 2008

According to municipal web site, the flag of El Piñón is rectangular, of original dimension 1.35 m x 2.10 m. The flag is quartered bright green and beige.
The upper green rectangle represents agriculture, the grasslands used for cattle breeding and is a symbol of hope.
Beige represents tranquillity and the pacific character of a village that lives from hope.
The municipal coat of arms is placed in the middle of the flag.  
There is an image of the coat of arms on the municipal website, but no further explanation is given.
Ivan Sache, 12 August 2008


Coat of Arms


image from municipal web site