San Pedro de los Milagros

San Pedro de los Milagros
Coordinates: 6 ° 28 ′  N , 75 ° 33 ′  W San Pedro de los Milagros​ San Pedro de los Milagros on the map of Colombia
Location of the municipality of San Pedro de los Milagros on the map of Antioquia
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Antioquia
City foundation	1757
Residents	28,438  (2019)
City insignia
Detailed data
surface	229 km 2
Population density	124 inhabitants / km 2
height	2475  m
City Presidency	Héctor Darío Pérez Piedrahita (2016-2019)
Website	sanpedrodelosmilagros-antioquia.gov.co
Main park and basilica of San Pedro de los Milagros
Basilica from the front
Town Hall of San Pedro de los Milagros

San Pedro de los Milagros is a municipality ( municipio ) in the Department of Antioquia in Colombia .

geography

San Pedro de los Milagros is located in the sub-region Norte in Antioquia 44 km from Medellín at an altitude of about 2475  m above sea level. NN and has an average temperature of 14 to 16 ° C. Adjacent to the church in the north Belmira and Entrerríos , east Donmatías , south Girardota , Copacabana and Bello and in the west San Jerónimo .

population

The municipality of San Pedro de los Milagros has 28,438 inhabitants, of which 15,109 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

When the Spaniards arrived, the indigenous people of the Nutabes lived in the area of ​​today's municipality . The region was opened up for the Spaniards by Jorge Robledo in 1541 . From 1624 gold prospectors settled here. The first parish in the region was founded in 1659. From 1757, San Pedro de los Milagros began to exist administratively. In 1774 an apparition of Christ is said to have occurred.

tourism

A major tourist destination is the Señor de los Milagros (Lord of Miracles) basilica . You can also visit the Represa Riogrande II reservoir , the La Vía Láctea theme park, dedicated to milk production, and the Los Llanos de Ovejas plateau .

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  Riogrande II reservoir

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  Basilica from the inside

sons and daughters of the town

• Óscar Augusto Múnera Ochoa (* 1982), Catholic clergyman and Apostolic Vicar of Tierradentro (2015–)

Web links

Commons : San Pedro de los Milagros  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• San Pedro de los Milagros. Alcaldía de San Pedro de los Milagros - Antioquia, accessed on May 14, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of San Pedro de los Milagros). 

Individual evidence

1. ^ Información del municipio. Alcaldía de San Pedro de los Milagros - Antioquia, accessed on May 14, 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 14, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia). 
3. ↑ Pasado, presente y futuro. Alcaldía de San Pedro de los Milagros - Antioquia, accessed on May 14, 2019 (Spanish, information on the history of the municipality). 
4. ↑ Sitios de interés. Alcaldía de San Pedro de los Milagros - Antioquia, accessed on May 14, 2019 (Spanish, information on places of interest in the municipality).