Santa Cruz de Lorica is a town and municipality located in the Córdoba Department, northern Colombia.

Santa Cruz de Lorica Loriquero/a
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Santa Cruz de Lorica in the Córdoba Department of Colombia.
Santa Cruz de Lorica Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 9°13′54″N 75°49′11″W
Country	Colombia
Department	Córdoba Department
Founded	1740
Government
• Mayor	Francisco José Jattin Corrales
Area
• Municipality and town	1,033 km2 (399 sq mi)
• Urban	7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi)
Elevation	7 m (23 ft)
Population  (2019 est.[1])
• Municipality and town	121,214
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Loriquero
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Area code(s)	57 + 4
Website	Official website (in Spanish)

Lorica was named a Pueblo Patrimonio (heritage town) of Colombia in 2010. It is the only municipality near the Caribbean coast that was selected to be part of the Red Turística de Pueblos Patrimonio original cohort.[2]

References

• (in Spanish) Gobernacion de Cordoba - Santa Cruz de Lorica^{[dead link]}
• (in Spanish) Santa Cruz de Lorica official website

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[ru] Лорика (Колумбия)