Medellín
Medellín (pronounced IPA: [mɛdəˈjiːn] or [mɛdəˈliːn], Spanish: [með̞eˈʝin] or [með̞eˈʎin]) is the capital city in the Metropolitan Area of Medellín of the Antioquia Department, Colombia. It was founded in 1616 by Francisco Herrera Campuzano. As of 2014, the municipality of Medellín had a population of about 2.45 million inhabitants. This makes it the second most populated city in Colombia after Bogotá, which is the capital city of Colombia.[2][3] Medellín also is the core of the Valle de Aburrá (Aburrá Valley) metropolitan area. This is the second largest metropolitan area in Colombia, with more than 3.8 million inhabitants, and a leading and productive industrial and urban center.
City | |
| Municipio de Medellín | |
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Flag of Flag Official seal of Seal | |
| Location of the city (dark red) in Antioquia (red) comparing with Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 6°14′9.33″N 75°34′30.49″W / 6.2359250°N 75.5751361°WCoordinates: 6°14′9.33″N 75°34′30.49″W / 6.2359250°N 75.5751361°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Antioquia |
| Founded | 1616 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Federico Gutierrez, 2016-2019 |
| Area | |
| • City | 380 km2 (150 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,152 km2 (445 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,495 m (4,905 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • City | 2.343.101 (ranked 2nd) |
| • Density | 6.925/km2 (17.94/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3.333.970 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 |
| HDI (2006) | 0.808 – high[1] |
| Website | Government of Medellín official website |
The city's major problem is unemployment. Many other Colombian cities also have this problem. People from Antioquia and especially from Medellín are called Paisas although the Paisas are people from the departments of Antioquia, Risaralda, Caldas and Quindío.
Medellín Media
- Retrato de Jorge Robledo.jpg
Spanish conquistador Marshal Jorge Robledo
- Catedral de Medellín-Fachada P.jpg
- Plano de Medellin 1791.jpg
Plano de la Villa de Nuestra Señora de Medellín 1791. Colombia.
- 2018 Medellín iglesia de San Ignacio.jpg
San Ignacio Church, an example of colonial architecture in Colombia
- Parque Berrío Medellín.jpg
Coltejer Building, the tallest building in Medellín
- Medellin Milla de Oro.jpg
El Poblado, a wealthy district located in the southern part of the city, is one of Colombia's most important urban and economic centers
- Medellin sightseeing.jpg
View of Medellín at night
- Comunas de Medellin.svg
Mapa de las Comunas de Medellín, Colombia.
- Corregimientos de Medellin.png
Corregimientos (townships, rural areas) of Medellín
- Gobernación de Antioquia2.jpg
La Alpujarra offices of the mayor of the city and the governor of the Antioquia department
References
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Other websites
16x16px Media related to Medellín at Wikimedia Commons
