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Medellín

South America

Medellin is the capital of the department of Antioquia, and the second-largest city in Colombia after Bogota. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
2,427,129 1
Area (sq km)
380.64 1
Founding Year
1616 1
1616 is when Francisco de Herrera Campuzano established the initial settlement.
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
1495 1
Latitude
6.23083 degrees north 1
Longitude
75.59056 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC-05:00 4
Connections

Associated With

Antioquia Department, States or Territories

medellin is associated with antioquia-department.

Source Medellin (Wikipedia)
Colombia, Countries
Source Medellin (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Antioquia Department, States or Territories

medellin is the capital of antioquia-department.

Source Medellin (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Fernando Botero

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Fernando Botero
Sources
1. Medellin (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Medellín ( MED-ay-(Y)EEN; Spanish: [meðeˈʝin] or [meðeˈʎin]), officially the Special District of Science, Technology and Innovation of Medellín (Spanish: Distrito Especial de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación de Medellín), is the capital of the department of Antioquia, and the second-largest city in Colombia after Bogotá.
  • Infobox, Population figure
    2,427,129
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2020
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    380.64
  • Infobox, Elevation
    1,495 m
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    6.23083 N 75.59056 W
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    6.23083 N 75.59056 W
  • Infobox, Founded
    1616
  • Associated With: Colombia, Infobox, Country
    Colombia
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 6.2308,-75.5906
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 1494.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 6.25, -75.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 6.25, -75.75
6.25 -75.75 Af
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4. GeoNames: Medellín - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3674962
Quote, cities500 record 3674962
6.245 -75.57151 P PPLA CO 02 05001 1999979 1405 1528 America/Bogota
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Wikidata: Medellin
Wikidata Q48278, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Medellin (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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