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Coveñas is a resort city and municipality located in the Sucre Department, northern Colombia. It was established in the 16th century as a port for slave traders, then it became an oil port in the twentieth century. It was classified as a municipality (a city with its own administration) in 2002. The city is now a popular resort for the people from the Colombian Andean region.

Key facts

Settlement.subdivision_name1: Sucre Department
Settlement.name: Coveñas
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality and city
Settlement.image_skyline: Playa La Coquera en Coveñas 2023.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 280px
Settlement.image_caption: Coveñas
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Coveñas (Sucre).svg
Settlement.image_seal: Escudo de Coveñas.svg
Settlement.image_map: Colombia - Sucre - Coveñas.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of the municipality and city of Coveñas in the Sucre Department of Colombia.
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