Andes
Flag of Andes
Official seal of Andes
Location of the municipality of Andes in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality of Andes in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Andes is located in Colombia
Andes
Andes
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 5°35′N 75°55′W / 5.583°N 75.917°W / 5.583; -75.917
Country Colombia
Department Antioquia Department
SubregionSouthwestern
FoundationMarch 13th, 1852
Government
  MayorElkin Dario Jaramillo Jaramillo (2012-2015)
Area
  Municipality & Town402.5 km2 (155.4 sq mi)
  Urban
2.07 km2 (0.80 sq mi)
Elevation
1,360 m (4,460 ft)
Population
 (2018 census)[1]
  Municipality & Town43,269
  Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
  Urban
20,250
  Urban density9,800/km2 (25,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Websitehttp://www.andes-antioquia.gov.co/

Andes is a municipality and town in the Antioquia Department, Colombia. Part of the sub-region of Southwestern Antioquia, it is located on the western Colombian Andes mountain range. Andes was founded on 13 March 1852 by Pedro Antonio Restrepo Escobar. Its elevation is 1,360 metres above sea level with an average temperature of 22 °C. The distance reference from Medellín city, the capital of Antioquia Department, is 117 km and it has a total area of 402.5 km2. This town is well known for being the place where Gonzalo Arango a writer, philosopher and Antioquian journalist was born. The more significantly source of its economy is agriculture, mainly coffee cultivation.

References

  1. Citypopulation.de Population of Andes municipality with localities


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