Andes (Colombia)

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Andes
Coordinates: 5 ° 39 ′  N , 75 ° 53 ′  W
Map: Colombia
marker
Andes​
Andes on the map of Colombia
Colombia - Antioquia - Andes.svg
Location of the municipality of Andes on the map of Antioquia
Basic data
Country Colombia
Department Antioquia
City foundation 1852
Residents 47,384  (2018)
City insignia
Flag of Andes (Antioquia) .svg
Escudo de Andes (Antioquia) .svg
Detailed data
surface 403 km 2
Population density 118 inhabitants / km 2
height 1360  m
prefix 0057 4
Time zone UTC -5
City Presidency John Jairo Mejía Aramburo (2016-2019)
Website www.andes-antioquia.gov.co
View of Andes
View of Andes
Nuestra señora de las Mercedes church in Andes
Church of Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes in Andes

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

geography

Andes is located in Antioquia , in the Suroeste sub-region , at an altitude of 1360  m above sea level. NN , 117 km from Medellin . The municipality borders in the north on Betania , Hispania and Pueblorrico , in the east on Jericó and Jardín , in the south on Mistrató in Risaralda and in the west on Bagadó in Chocó .

population

The municipality of Andes has 47,384 inhabitants, of which 24,046 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

Andes was founded in 1852 as part of the great inner-Colombian migration wave of the 19th century (colonización antioqueña) .

economy

Andes' main industries are agriculture , cattle production , mining, and trade .

education

In Andes there is a location of the Universidad de Antioquia . The location was opened in 1999.

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Andes  - collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Alcaldia de Andes. Alcaldía de Andes - Antioquia, accessed on May 3, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Andes).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Información del municipio. Alcaldía de Andes - 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 Andes - Antioquia, accessed May 3, 2019 (Spanish, information on the history of the municipality).
  4. ↑ Economía. Alcaldía de Andes - Antioquia, accessed May 3, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality's economy).
  5. ↑ Suroeste. Universidad de Antioquia, accessed on May 3, 2019 (Spanish, information on the location in Andes).