Marinilla

Marinilla
Coordinates: 6 ° 10 ′ N , 75 ° 20 ′ W Marinilla on the map of Colombia	Marinilla
	Marinilla
	Location of the municipality of Marinilla on the map of Antioquia
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Antioquia
City foundation	1690
Residents	56,608 (2019)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	118 km 2
Population density	480 inhabitants / km 2
height	2120 m
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Édgar Villegas (2016-2019)
Website	www.marinilla-antioquia.gov.co
	Church in Marinilla
	Place in Marinilla
	Typical architecture in the center of Marinilla

Marinilla is a municipality ( municipio ) in the Department of Antioquia in Colombia .

geography

Marinilla is located in Antioquia in the Oriente Antioqueño sub-region , 47 km from Medellín , at an altitude of 2120 m above sea level. NN . The municipality borders on San Vicente to the north, El Peñol and El Santuario to the east, Rionegro to the west and El Carmen de Viboral to the south .

population

The municipality of Marinilla has 56,608 inhabitants, of which 45,169 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

The region around today's Marinilla was discovered for the Spaniards in 1540 by the conquistador Jorge Robledo. The founding date of the place itself is given as 1690. Marinilla was given city status by the Spanish king in 1787.

economy

The main industry of Marinilla is agriculture . In particular, potatoes , beans , corn and vegetables are grown. In addition, handicrafts made.

sons and daughters of the town

Norverto Osa (* 1832), banker and diplomat
Gonzalo de Jesús Rivera Gómez (1933–2019), Catholic auxiliary bishop in Medellín (1998–2010)
Jorge Leonardo Gómez Serna (* 1942), Catholic bishop of Socorro and San Gil (1986–2001) and Magangué (2001–2014), prelate of Bertrania en el Catatumbo / Tibú (1980–1986)
Andrés Uriel Gallego (1950–2014), politician

Web links

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

Alcaldia de Marinilla. Alcaldía de Marinilla - Antioquia, accessed on May 13, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Marinilla).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Marinilla - Antioquia, accessed on May 13, 2019 (Spanish, information on 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 13, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).

[municipio-1] Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Marinilla - Antioquia, accessed on May 13, 2019 (Spanish, information on 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 13, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).