Medellín, Colombia
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| Municipio de Medellín | |||
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| Nickname(s): City of the Eternal Spring, City of the Mountain, City of Flowers | |||
 Location of the city (dark red) and municipality (red) of Medellín in the Antioquia Department. |
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 Medellín
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| Coordinates: 6°13′51″N 75°35′26″W / 6.23083°N 75.59056°WCoordinates: 6°13′51″N 75°35′26″W / 6.23083°N 75.59056°W | |||
| Country |
 Colombia
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| Region | Aburrá Valley | ||
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 Antioquia Department
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| Founded | November 2, 1616 | ||
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| • Type | Mayor-council | ||
| • Body | Alcaldía de Medellín | ||
| • Mayor | Federico Gutiérrez, 2016–2019 | ||
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| • Municipality | 380.64 km2 (146.97 sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 1,152 km2 (445 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 1,495 m (4,905 ft) | ||
| Population (2013) | |||
| • Municipality | 2,441,123 | ||
| • Metro | 3,731,447 | ||
| • Metro density | 6,925/km2 (17,940/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Medellinean medellinense |
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| Area code(s) | +57 4 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Medellín (Spanish pronunciation: [meðeˈʝin]), officially the Municipality of Medellín (Spanish: Municipio de Medellín), is the second-largest city in Colombia and the capital of the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central region of the Andes Mountains in South America. According to the National Administrative Department of Statistics, the city has an estimated population of 2.44 million as of 2014[update]. With its surrounding area that includes nine other cities, the metropolitan area of Medellín is the second-largest urban agglomeration in Colombia in terms of population and economy, with more than 3.7 million people.
In 1616 the Spaniard Francisco Herrera Campuzano erected a small indigenous village ("poblado") known as "Saint Lawrence of Aburrá" (San Lorenzo de Aburrá), located in the present-day El Poblado commune. On 2 November 1675, the queen consort Mariana of Austria founded the "Town of Our Lady of Candelaria of Medellín" (Villa de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Medellín) in the Aná region, which today corresponds to the center of the city (east-central zone) and first describes the region as "Medellín". In 1826, the city was named the capital of the Department of Antioquia by the National Congress of the nascent Republic of Gran Colombia, comprised by present-day Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Panama. After Colombia won its independence from Spain, Medellín became the capital of the Federal State of Antioquia until 1888, with the proclamation of the Colombian Constitution of 1886. During the 19th century, Medellín was a dynamic commercial center, first exporting gold, then producing and exporting coffee.
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