Antioquia
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Antioquia (Spaingie pronunciation: [anˈtjokja]) is ane o the 32 depairtments o Colombie, locatit in the central northwastren pairt o Colombie wi a narrae section that borders the Caribbean Sea. Maist o its territory is muntainous wi some valleys, hintle o which is pairt o the Andes muntain range. Antioquia haes been pairt o mony territorial diveesions o umwhile kintras creatit ower the present day territory o Colombie, an prior tae the Colombie Constitution o 1886, Antioquia State wis a sovereign govrenment in their awn richt.
Depairtment o Antioquia Departamento de Antioquia | |
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Motto(s): Liberty an Courage (Spaingie: Libertad y Valor) | |
Anthem: Himno de Antioquia | |
Antioquia shown in red | |
Kintra | Colombie |
Region | Andean Region |
Established | 1826 |
Caipital | Medellín |
Govrenment | |
• Govrenor | Sergio Fajardo (Colombie Green Pairty) |
Area | |
• Total | 63612 km2 (24,561 sq mi) |
Area rank | 6 |
Population (2005)[1] | |
• Total | 5,671,689 |
• Rank | 2 |
• Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-05 |
ISO 3166 code | CO-ANT |
Provinces | 9 |
Municipalities | 125 |
Website | www.gobant.gov.co |
The depairtment covers an aurie o 63,612 km² (24,427 sq mi), an haes a population o 5,819,358 (2006 estimate); 6,6 million (2010 estimate). Antioquia borders wi the Córdoba Depairtment an the Caribbean Sea tae the north, Chocó tae the wast, tae the east it borders the depairtments o Bolivar, Santander an Boyaca, an tae the sooth the depairtments o Caldas an Risaralda.
Medellín is Antioquia's caipital ceety, an the seicont lairgest ceety in the kintra. Ither important touns are Santa Fe de Antioquia, the auld caipital locatit on the Cauca, an Puerto Berrío on the Magdalena.