Yarumal

Yarumal
Coordinates: 6 ° 58 ′  N , 75 ° 25 ′  W Yarumal​ Yarumal on the map of Colombia
Location of the municipality of Yarumal on the map of Antioquia
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Antioquia
City foundation	1787
Residents	49,109  (2019)
City insignia
Detailed data
surface	724 km 2
Population density	68 inhabitants / km 2
height	2265  m
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Julio Aníbal Areiza Palacio (2016–2019)
Website	www.yarumal.gov.co
Yarumal
Basílica Menor de Nuestra Señora de la Merced, Yarumal
Yarumal City Hall

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

geography

Yarumal is located in Antioquia , in the Norte sub-region , at an altitude of 2265  m above sea level. NN , 123 km from Medellin . The municipality borders Valdivia to the north, Campamento and Angostura to the east, San Andrés to the west and Santa Rosa de Osos to the south .

population

The municipality of Yarumal has 49,109 inhabitants, of which 32,044 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

Yarumal was founded in 1787 by Pedro Rodríguez de Zea under the name of San Luis de Góngora on behalf of the then governor Juan Antonio Mon y Velarde . Yarumal has had parish status since 1821. An important battle of the War of Independence, known as the Batalla de Chorros Blancos , took place on the territory of the municipality .

economy

The main industries of Yarumal are agriculture ( coffee , sugar cane , beans , bananas , cassava , corn , potatoes and cocoa ), cattle and pig production , mining ( gold , limestone and marble ), industry and trade .

education

In Yarumal there is a location of the Universidad de Antioquia . The location was opened in 2006.

sons and daughters of the town

• Jhon Jairo Velásquez (1962–2020), contract killer
• Mauricio Ardila (* 1979), racing cyclist
• Alex Cano (* 1983), racing cyclist

Web links

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

• Alcaldia de Yarumal. Alcaldía de Yarumal - Antioquia, accessed on May 14, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Yarumal). 

Individual evidence

1. ^ Presentación. Alcaldía de Yarumal - Antioquia, accessed on May 14, 2019 (Spanish, presentation 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. ↑ Information about the story on the official website of Yarumal (Spanish)
4. ↑ Economía. Alcaldía de Yarumal - Antioquia, accessed on May 14, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality's economy). 
5. ↑ Norte. Universidad de Antioquia, accessed on May 14, 2019 (Spanish, information on the location in Yarumal).