Fredonia (Colombia)
Fredonia | ||
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Coordinates: 5 ° 56 ′ N , 75 ° 40 ′ W Fredonia on the map of Colombia
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Location of the municipality of Fredonia on the map of Antioquia
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Basic data | ||
Country | Colombia | |
Department | Antioquia | |
City foundation | 1790 | |
Residents | 20,997 (2019) | |
City insignia | ||
Detailed data | ||
surface | 247 km 2 | |
Population density | 85 inhabitants / km 2 | |
height | 1800 m | |
City Presidency | Mauricio Alejandro Toro Gonzles (2016–2019) | |
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Church in Fredonia | ||
Fredonia old train station |
Fredonia is a municipality ( municipio ) in the Department of Antioquia in Colombia .
geography
Fredonia is located in the sub-region of Suroeste in Antioquia, 58 km from Medellín , at an altitude of about 1800 m above sea level. NN in the Central Cordillera of the Colombian Andes and has an average temperature of 20 ° C. The municipality borders Amagá and Caldas in the north, Támesis , Jericó and Tarso in the south, Santa Bárbara in the east and Venecia and Tarso in the west .
population
The municipality of Fredonia has 20,997 inhabitants, of which 8571 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).
history
From around 1790, today's Fredonia was the target of settlement movements. Fredonia received parish status in 1830. But it was not until 1870 that the population grew due to migratory movements.
economy
Fredonia's main industries are agriculture and animal husbandry . The most important cultivation product is coffee . In addition, coal mined.
sons and daughters of the town
- Rodrigo Arenas Betancur (1919–1995), writer and sculptor
- Luis Albeiro Maldonado Monsalve (* 1958), Catholic Bishop of Mocoa-Sibundoy (2015–)
Web links
- Alcaldia de Fredonia. Alcaldía de Fredonia - Antioquia, accessed on May 8, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Fredonia).
Individual evidence
- ^ Información del municipio. Alcaldía de Fredonia - Antioquia, accessed May 8, 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 8, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).
- ↑ Pasado, presente y futuro. Alcaldía de Fredonia - Antioquia, accessed May 8, 2019 (Spanish, information on the history of the municipality).
- ↑ Economía. Alcaldía de Fredonia - Antioquia, accessed May 8, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality's economy).