Medellín
Medellín (MED-ə-LEEN MED-ay-(Y)EEN; or), officially the Special District of Science, Technology and Innovation of Medellín (Spanish: Distrito Especial de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación de Medellín), is the second-largest city in Colombia after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central region of the Andes Mountains, in northwestern South America. The city's population was 2,508,452 at the 2018 census. The metro area of Medellín is the second-largest urban agglomeration in Colombia in terms of population and economy, with more than 4 million people.
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| Founded | March 2, 1616
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| Government:Body | Alcaldía de Medellín
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| Government:Mayor | Federico Gutiérrez, 2016–2019
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| Area:Metro | 1,152 km (445 sq mi)
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| Area:Municipality | 380.64 km (146.97 sq mi)
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| Elevation | 1,495 m (4,905 ft)
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| Population:Density | 6,413/km (16,610/sq mi)
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| Population:Metro | 3,731,447
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| Population:Metro density | 6,925/km (17,940/sq mi)
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| Population:Municipality | 2,549,537
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| Demonym | Medellinense
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| Area code | +57 4
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