Antioquia Department

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Antioquia Department is a major administrative region in northwestern Colombia known for its capital city Medellín, mountainous terrain, and significant economic and cultural influence in the country.


Statements (62)
Predicate Object
instanceOf department of Colombia
capital Medellín
containsCity Apartadó
Bello
Envigado
Itagüí
Medellín
Rionegro
Santa Fe de Antioquia
Turbo
containsCulturalEvent Feria de las Flores
Festival Internacional de Poesía de Medellín
Festival de la Trova
containsRegion Aburrá Valley
Eastern Antioquia
Magdalena Medio Antioquia
Northern Antioquia
Southwestern Antioquia
Urabá region
Western Antioquia
containsUniversity EAFIT University
National University of Colombia, Medellín campus
University of Antioquia
country Colombia
hasBorderWith Bolívar Department
Boyacá Department
Caldas Department
Caribbean Sea
Chocó Department
Córdoba Department
Risaralda Department
Santander Department
Sucre Department
Tolima Department
hasCoastOn Caribbean Sea
hasCulturalGroup Paisas
hasDemonym antioqueña
antioqueño
hasMajorAirport José María Córdova International Airport
Olaya Herrera Airport
hasMajorEconomicActivity banana production
cattle ranching
coffee production
commerce
manufacturing
mining
services
hasOfficialLanguage Spanish
hasSignificantInfrastructure Hidroituango hydroelectric project
Metro de Medellín
Metrocable Medellín
highestPoint Páramo de Frontino
languageOfName Spanish
locatedIn northwestern Colombia
locatedOn Andes Mountains
officialName Departamento de Antioquia
timeZone Colombia Standard Time
traversedByRiver Cauca River
Magdalena River
Nechí River
Porce River
utcOffset −05:00


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