 The population as of 2020 was estimated to be 46’152, an increase of roughly 1,500 people, but showing a tendency to decrease in rural areas, decreasing from 6,240 to a projected 5,601.Ninety-eight percent of houses have access to electricity, 90.3% to running water, and 84.1% to a sewage system.In 2004, San Gil was named the tourist capital of the region.