Pasto, Colombia

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San Juan de Pasto Bastok[1]
Municipality and city
San Juan de Pasto
From the top: View of Pasto with the Galeras volcano in the background; Nariño square, the city main square; Saint Andrew's Temple, Pasto City Hall and Imperial Theatre
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname(s):  Ciudad Sorpresa (Surprise City) Ciudad Teológica (Theological City) Tierra del Galeras (Galeras's Land)
Motto(s):  "Muy Noble Y Muy Leal Ciudad de San Juan de Pasto" ("Very Noble and Very Loyal City of San Juan de Pasto)
Location of the municipality and city of Pasto in the Department of Nariño
San Juan de Pasto Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 01°12′28″N 77°16′38″W / 1.20778°N 77.27722°W / 1.20778; -77.27722
Country	Colombia
Region	Pacific Region/Andes Region
Department	Nariño
Founding	1537
Established	June 24, 1539 (Atriz Valley)
Founded by	Sebastián de Belalcázar
Named for	Saint John the Baptist
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Mayor	Pedro Vicente Obando
Area
• Municipality and city	1,099 km2 (424 sq mi)
• Urban	25.07 km2 (9.68 sq mi)
Elevation	2,527 m (8,291 ft)
Population  (2018 census)[2][3]
• Municipality and city	392,930
• Density	360/km2 (930/sq mi)
• Urban	308,095
• Urban density	12,000/km2 (32,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Pastuso
Time zone	UTC-05 (Eastern Time Zone)
Postal code	520001-520099
Area code	57 + 2
Website	Official website (in Spanish)

Pasto, officially San Juan de Pasto (Spanish pronunciation: [saŋ ˈxwan de ˈpasto]; "Saint John of Pasto"), is the capital of the department of Nariño, in southern Colombia. Pasto was founded in 1537 and named after indigenous people of the area. In the 2018 census, the municipality had a population of 392,930. Pasto is located in the Atriz Valley on the Andes cordillera, at the foot of the Galeras volcano.