Department of Antioquia

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The Department of Antioquia is a major administrative region in northwestern Colombia, known for its capital Medellín, strong economic development, and diverse geography ranging from Andean highlands to Caribbean lowlands.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Department of Antioquia canonical 15
Departamento de Antioquia 1
Departments of Antioquia 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
department of Colombia
borders Department of Bolívar
Department of Boyacá
Department of Caldas
Department of Chocó
Department of Córdoba
Department of Risaralda
Department of Santander
linked to: Santander

Department of Sucre
capital Medellín
capitalIsSeatOf Departmental Government of Antioquia
containsPart Aburrá Valley
Cauca River valley
linked to: Cauca River Valley

Magdalena River basin
Medellín Metropolitan Area
Urabá region
country Colombia
demonym Antioqueño
governmentType departmental government
hasCaribbeanCoast true
hasGeographicFeature Andean highlands
linked to: Andean mountains

Caribbean lowlands
river valleys
tropical rainforests
hasImportantCity Apartadó
Bello
Envigado
Itagüí
Rionegro
hasMunicipalities 125
historicalRegion Antioquia region
knownFor diverse geography
strong economic development
largestCity Medellín
leaderTitle Governor of Antioquia
locatedInRegion northwestern Colombia
mountainRange Central Andes
Western Andes
linked to: western Andes
officialLanguage Spanish
partOf Andean Region of Colombia
primaryEconomicSectors coffee production
commerce
manufacturing
mining
services
subdivisionType municipality
timeZone Colombia Standard Time
linked to: America/Bogota
utcOffset −05:00

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Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Urabá region locatedIn Department of Antioquia
Atrato River basin region Department of Antioquia
Magdalena Medio Antioquia partOf Departamento de Antioquia
linked to: Department of Antioquia
Festival de la Trova locatedIn Department of Antioquia
Hidroituango hydroelectric project governedBy Government of Antioquia
linked to: Department of Antioquia
Metro de Medellín locatedIn Department of Antioquia
Metro de Medellín owner Department of Antioquia
Olaya Herrera Airport belongsTo Department of Antioquia
San Jorge River basin locatedInAdministrativeEntity Department of Antioquia
Liberal Alternative (Colombia) operatedWithin Department of Antioquia
Municipality of Mutatá higherAdministrativeUnit Department of Antioquia
Western Cordillera of the Andes locatedIn Departments of Antioquia
linked to: Department of Antioquia
San Jorge River locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Department of Antioquia
municipality of Briceño subdivisionOf Department of Antioquia
Municipality of Medellín locatedIn Department of Antioquia
Department of Córdoba borders Department of Antioquia