Sincelejo is a small city (population 235,000) in the Caribbean region of Colombia. It is the capital and most populous city of the Department of Sucre. It is about 2 hours south of Cartagena.
Since Sincelejo is in the tropics, its temperature does not change too much through the year, keeping an average temperature of about 80 °F. The difference is made by the precipitation, which does change. The Drought season usually starts in December and extends until March, then the Rainy Season starts sporadically at the beginning and gradually increases until getting a peak in April or May, in June and July the amount of precipitation decrease a little and then eventually increases again until it reaches the most rainy point in September or October.
In Sincelejo 84% of the housing is houses, while 12% is apartments. 98% of the housing has regular electricity; 84% sewage system; 80% regular water supply; 79%, natural gas and 50% have telephones.
Since Sincelejo is in the tropics, its temperature does not change too much through the year, keeping an average temperature of about 80 °F. The difference is made by the precipitation, which does change. The Drought season usually starts in December and extends until March, then the Rainy Season starts sporadically at the beginning and gradually increases until getting a peak in April or May, in June and July the amount of precipitation decrease a little and then eventually increases again until it reaches the most rainy point in September or October.
In Sincelejo 84% of the housing is houses, while 12% is apartments. 98% of the housing has regular electricity; 84% sewage system; 80% regular water supply; 79%, natural gas and 50% have telephones.
In Sincelejo the literacy rate is 88%. 15% of the citizens of Sincelejo recognize themselves as Indigenous people; 9% as African-Colombians and the rest recognize themselves as mestizos(mixed-race)
The traditional music of Sincelejo is porro and fandango (similar to Brazilian samba). The typical dish of this city is mote de queso which is a soup with cheese. The city is known for its 'hamacas' and sombrero vueltiao, which are both made by the native inhabitants.
Sincelejo is known for being a crossroad city on the Colombian Caribbean—located between several important towns in the region and relatively close to the larger cities of Barranquilla, Cartagena, and Medellín.
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