Amagá

Amagá
Coordinates: 6 ° 2 ′ N , 75 ° 42 ′ W Amagá on the map of Colombia	Amagá
	Amagá
	Location of the municipality of Amagá on the map of Antioquia
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Antioquia
City foundation	1788
Residents	30,376 (2019)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	84 km 2
Population density	362 inhabitants / km 2
height	1250 m
prefix	0057 4
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Wilser Darío Molina Molina (2016-2019)
Website	amaga-antioquia.gov.co
	Church in Amagá
	Old Amagá train station
	Belisario Betancur Cultural Center

Amagá is a municipality ( municipality ) in the Antioquia department in Colombia .

geography

Amagá is located 36 km southwest of Medellín in the Suroeste sub-region in Antioquia at an altitude of approximately 1400 m above sea level. NN and has an average temperature of 21 ° C. The municipality borders Angelópolis in the north, Calda in the east, Fredonia and Venecia in the south and Titiribí in the west .

population

The municipality of Amagá has 30,376 inhabitants, of which 17,551 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

When the Spaniards arrived, the area of today's municipality was inhabited by the indigenous peoples of the Omogaes and Senufanaes . The region was settled by settlers of Spanish origin from Medellín from the 18th century. Amagá itself was founded in 1788 under the name San Fernando de Borbón . Since 1812 Amagá had the status of a district and since 1851 that of a canton. The development of the community was driven by the construction of the railway at the beginning of the 20th century.

economy

Amagá's most important cultivation product is coffee . In addition, the region is rich in fossil mineral resources such as coal and there is a lot of mining going on.

sons and daughters of the town

Belisario Betancur (1923–2018), politician and Colombian President (1982–86)
Jairo Salas (* 1984), racing cyclist

Web links

Commons : Amagá - collection of images, videos and audio files

Alcaldía de Amagá. Alcaldía de Amagá - Antioquia, accessed on May 3, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Amagá).

Individual evidence

^ Información del municipio. Alcaldía de Amagá - Antioquia, accessed May 3, 2019 (Spanish, information on the geography of the municipality).
↑ ESTIMACIONES DE POBLACIÓN 1985 - 2005 Y PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN 2005 - 2020 TOTAL DEPARTAMENTAL POR ÁREA. (Excel; 1.72 MB) DANE, May 11, 2011, accessed on May 3, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).
↑ Pasado, presente y futuro. Alcaldía de Amagá - Antioquia, accessed on May 3, 2019 (Spanish, information on the history of the municipality).
↑ Economía. Alcaldía de Amagá - Antioquia, accessed May 3, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality's economy).

[1] Información del municipio. Alcaldía de Amagá - Antioquia, accessed May 3, 2019 (Spanish, information on the geography of the municipality).

[2] ESTIMACIONES DE POBLACIÓN 1985 - 2005 Y PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN 2005 - 2020 TOTAL DEPARTAMENTAL POR ÁREA. (Excel; 1.72 MB) DANE, May 11, 2011, accessed on May 3, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).

[3] Pasado, presente y futuro. Alcaldía de Amagá - Antioquia, accessed on May 3, 2019 (Spanish, information on the history of the municipality).

[4] Economía. Alcaldía de Amagá - Antioquia, accessed May 3, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality's economy).