Envigado

Envigado
Coordinates: 6 ° 10 ′  N , 75 ° 35 ′  W Envigado​ Envigado on the map of Colombia
Location of the municipality of Envigado on the map of Antioquia
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Antioquia
City foundation	1775
Residents	243,609  (2019)
- in the metropolitan area	3,952,494
City insignia
Detailed data
surface	79 km 2
Population density	3,084 inhabitants / km 2
height	1575  m
Post Code	055422
prefix	0057 4
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Braulio Espinosa Marquez (2020-2023)
Website	www.envigado.gov.co
Envigado Town Hall
Santa Gertrudis Church in Envigado
Metro station in Envigado

Envigado is a municipality ( municipio ) in the Department of Antioquia in Colombia . It borders directly on Medellín , the capital Antioquia, and has been part of the official metropolitan region of Valle de Aburrá since 2016 .

geography

Envigado lies at an altitude of about 1575  m above sea level. NN . The city borders Medellín in the north, Rionegro and Retiro in the east, Itagüí and Sabaneta in the west and Retiro and Caldas in the south .

population

The municipality of Envigado has 243,609 inhabitants, of whom 236,103 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality. 3,952,494 people live in the metropolitan region (as of 2019).

history

Before the arrival of the Spaniards, the indigenous people of the Anaconas lived in the area of ​​today's Envigado . The Spaniards first came to the Aburrá Valley in 1547 in search of gold. In the following years a slow, rural settlement took place. An urban settlement emerged only with the official establishment of the community in 1775 and with the establishment of the first parish of Santa Gertrudis.

economy

The automobile and commercial vehicle manufacturer Sociedad de Fabricación de Automotores and the Latin American food retail company Grupo Éxito have their headquarters in Envigado .

traffic

Envigado is connected to the Medellín metro network .

Sports

Envigado is home to the football club Envigado FC , which has already won the Colombian second division twice and has currently been back in the first division since 2008 , in which it had played for several years. The club plays its home games at the Estadio Polideportivo Sur . Envigado has hosted various competitions for the South American Games held in Medellín in 2010.

Sons and daughters of the church

• Ramón Darío Molina Jaramillo (1935–2018), Catholic Bishop of Montería (1984–2001) and Neiva (2001–2012)
• Sebastián Pérez Cardona (* 1993), football player

Web links

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

• Envigado. Alcaldía de Envigado - Antioquia, accessed on May 8, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Envigado). 

Individual evidence

1. ^ Envigado dijo sí y ahora hace parte del Área Metropolitana. eltiempo.com, July 10, 2016, accessed May 8, 2019 (Spanish). 
2. ↑ Ubicación Geográfica y Espacial de Envigado. Alcaldía de Envigado - Antioquia, accessed on May 8, 2019 (Spanish, information on the location of the municipality). 
3. ↑ 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 8, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia). 
4. ↑ Reseña Histórica. Alcaldía de Envigado - Antioquia, accessed May 8, 2019 (Spanish, information on the history of the municipality).