Remedios (Colombia)

Remedios
Coordinates: 7 ° 2 ′ N , 74 ° 42 ′ W Remedios on the map of Colombia	Remedios
	Remedios
	Location of the municipality of Remedios on the map of Antioquia
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Antioquia
City foundation	1560
Residents	32,057 (2019)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	1985 km 2
Population density	16 people / km 2
height	700 m
City Presidency	Lucía Carvajal de Silvera (2016-2019)
Website	remedios-antioquia.gov.co
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Remedios is a municipality ( municipio ) in the Department of Antioquia in Colombia .

geography

Remedios is located in the northeast of Antioquia in the sub-region Nordeste at an altitude of approximately 700 m above sea level. NN and has an average temperature of 24 ° C. Remedios is about 190 kilometers from Medellín . The municipality borders Segovia in the north, Cantagallo and San Pablo in Bolívar in the northeast, Yondó and Puerto Berrío in the east, Yolombó in the south and Yalí , Vegachí and Amalfi in the west .

population

The municipality of Remedios has 32,057 inhabitants, of which 11,764 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

Remedios was founded around 1560. Remedios has had the status of a municipality since 1840.

economy

The main industry of Remedios is mining . In addition to agriculture and animal husbandry operated.

Infrastructure

Remedios has an airport in Corregimiento Otú , which is served from Medellín .

sons and daughters of the town

Leonel Álvarez (* 1965), football player and coach
Wilmar Roldán (* 1980), football referee

Web links

Commons : Remedios - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

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

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Remedios - 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 Remedios - 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).