Simití | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality and town |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Colombia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Colombia |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Bolívar Department |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1537 |
Founder: | Antonio de Lebrija & Juan Maldonado |
Population As Of: | Census 2018[1] |
Population Total: | 15353 |
Timezone: | Colombia Standard Time |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Simiti is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia.
Simití was founded in 1537 by Antonio de Lebrija and Juan Maldonado, two soldiers of the expedition from Santa Marta to the Muisca Confederation, led by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.[2]