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Generalities
Medellín is located Latitude 6º13'55" North and Longitude 75º34'0" West in the Tropic. It is on one of the most northern valleys of the South American Andes known as Aburrá. It is the provincial capital of the State of Antioquia.
It has an altitude of 1,538 meters up the sea level and the average temperature goes from 16°C to 28°C most time of the year.
Medellín is located at 399 kilometers at the north-west of Bogotá; 456 kilometers at the north of Cali; 679 kilometers at the south of Barranquilla; 581 kilometers at the north of Popayán; 856 kilometers at the north of San Juan de Pasto and 1,287 kilometers at the north of Quito (Ecuador).
Medellín has an area of 380,54 Km2. According to DANE, in 2005 the city had 2,223,078 inhabitants and 3,312,165 in its Metropolitan Area.
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