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Sabaneta, Antioquia

Sabaneta, Antioquia
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Sabaneta, Antioquia in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Sabaneta, Antioquia in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Sabaneta, Antioquia is located in Colombia
Sabaneta, Antioquia
Sabaneta, Antioquia
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 6°09′N 75°36′W / 6.150°N 75.600°W / 6.150; -75.600
Country  Colombia
Department Antioquia Department
Founded 1903
Government
 • Mayor Luz Estela Giraldo
Area
 • Total 15 km2 (6 sq mi)
Elevation 1,550 m (5,090 ft)
Population (2012)
 • Total 43,357
 • Density 2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Sabaneteño
Time zone Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 57 + 4
Website Official website (Spanish)

Sabaneta is a municipality of Colombia, located in the Aburrá Valley of the Antioquia department. It is boarded on the North by the municipalities of La Estrella, Itagüí and Envigado, on the East by the municipality of Envigado, on the South by the municipality of Caldas, and on the West by the municipality of La Estrella.

It is the smallest municipality in Colombia, with only 15 km². It is known as the Municipio Modelo de Colombia (Model Municipality of Colombia) or the Vallecito de Encanto (Charming little Valley). The municipality owes its name to the diminutive “sabana,” a Spanish word meaning “savannah”. The population receives an influx of visitors on the weekends because of its reputation for having outstanding entertainment venues.

Sabaneta was initially inhabited by the Anacona indigenous peoples (aboriginals from the other side of the Aná), who settled the eastern slope, starting from the hill of Pan de Azucar. In the year 1750, Spanish families settled in this place. The Montoya, Restrepo, Vélez, Díaz, Díez, Vásquez, Guzmán, Garcés, Baena, Salazar, Mejía, Mesas, Álvarez and Soto families were the second group to populate this region.

Sabaneta, which sits at the south end of the Aburrá Valley, is part of the process of conurbation of the Medellín Metropolitan Area, being located 14 kilometers from the center of the city of Medellín. The municipality has an area of 15 km², of which 67% of the territory is urban.

Its topography varies from flat reliefs and slight hills to places with steep slopes. Its most notable heights are those of Piedras Blancas (2,650 mamsl) in La Romera, the Cuchilla Santa Teresa (2,200 mamsl), the hill of Los Gallinazos in Pan de Azúcar (1,800 mamsl), the hill Morrón, La Siberia and the Ancón.

The main stream is the Medellín River, which serves as its border with the municipality Itagüí. The most important tributary of this river, in the municipality, is the La Doctora gorge, along with the streams Buenavista, La Escuela, El Gusano, El Canalón, La Honda, La Sabanetica and La Cien Pesos, which mark its borders with Envigado.


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