Alejandría (

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for the name

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) is a town and

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in the Antioquia Department, Colombia. Part of the subregion of

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. Bordered to the north with the municipalities of Concepción,

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and San Roque, on the east by the municipality of

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, on the south by the municipalities of

and

Guatapé Guatapé is a town and municipality in the Department of Antioquia, Colombia. It is a part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia and is located from Medellín, the capital of the department. Guatapé is bordered on the north by Alejandría, San ...

, and on the west by the municipalities of El Penol and Concepción. Its capital is 90 kilometers from the city of Medellin, the capital of Antioquia department. The municipality has an area of 149 km².

History

As is the case with much of eastern Antioquia, what is today Alejandria was originally inhabited by the

Tahamí people The Tahamí were a Colombian indigenous people who inhabited the Antioquia region between the Porce and Magdalena rivers. Many municipalities such as Carmen de Viboral, Rionegro, Marinilla, Segovia, Amalfi, El Peñol, Yolombó, Cisneros, a ...

. Alejandria was founded by Don Alejandro Osorio, Mrs. Procesa Delgado, Don Salvador Cordoba and Mr. Climaco Jaramillo in 1886. By 1889 were erected the village to the township of the municipality category of

by agreement of February 20 that year. Unlike what happened with almost all the municipalities of

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, which were created by orders from departmental entities, the creation of Alejandria as a municipality was initiated by presidential decree from Bogota. President Reyes agreed to the requests, and by decree 304 of March 1907, created the town of Alejandria.

Generalities

* Foundation: 1886 * Erection in Municipality: Decree 304 of 1907 * Founders:''Alejandro Osorio, Procesa Delgado, Salvador Cordova and Climaco Jaramillo'' * Appeals: The Pearl of Nare. * Height above sea level: 1650. * Temperature: 20 °C. * Demonym: Alejandrinos, (''Alexandrine'')

Rural Zones, Veredas (Spanish)

Alejandria is divided into 15 Veredas: * Cruces * El Carbón * El Cerro * El Popo * El Respaldo * La Inmaculada * La Pava * Piedras * Remolino * San José * San Lorenzo * San Miguel * San Pedro * Tocaima * San Antonio

Neighborhoods of Alejandría (Urban Zone)

* Centenario * Mirador del Nare * Nudillales * Quintas * La Bomba * Concepcion * Cordoba * San Pedro * Bolivar * Santader * La cruz * Villanueva * Miraflores

Climate

Alejandria has a cool

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(Af) due to altitude. It has very heavy rainfall year-round.

Demographics

Population Total: 4.657 inhabitants. (2018)Proyecciones de Población Municipales por área
/ref> * Urban population: 2.561 * Rural population: 2.096 Literacy: 99.4% (2005)Censo oficial DANE 2005, Perfiles Departamentos y Municipios
* Urban Zone: 99.6% * Rural Zone: 99.0%

Ethnography

According to figures submitted by the DANE of the census 2005, composition

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the municipality is: *

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White White is the lightness, lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully diffuse reflection, reflect and scattering, scatter all the ...

(99.7%) *

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(0.3%)

Roads

It has multiple access roads from Medellin city to the municipality of Alejandria: * Route Medellin - Guarne - San Vicente - Concepcion - Alejandria Completely paved road * Route Medellin - Barbosa - Concepcion - Alejandria, with uncovered stretch of road about 12 km from Barbosa. * Route Medellin - Barbosa - Molino Viejo - Santo Domingo - Alejandria uncovered section of track with about 16 km from Santo Domingo. * Route Medellin - Guarne - Marinilla - Penol - Guatape - Alejandria, with uncovered stretch of road about 25 km from Guatape. * Route Medellin - Guarne - Marinilla - Penol - Guatape Alejandria-San Rafael: uncovered section of track with about 25 km from San Rafael.

Economy

Tourism Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours. The World Tourism Organization defines tourism ...

fishing, hiking, horseback riding, river rides *

Agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled peop ...

coffee Coffee is a drink prepared from roasted coffee beans. Darkly colored, bitter, and slightly acidic, coffee has a stimulating effect on humans, primarily due to its caffeine content. It is the most popular hot drink in the world. Seeds of ...

cane Cane or caning may refer to: *Walking stick or walking cane, a device used primarily to aid walking *Assistive cane, a walking stick used as a mobility aid for better balance *White cane, a mobility or safety device used by many people who are b ...

fique Fique is a natural fibre that grows in the leaves of plants in the genus '' Furcraea''. Common names include fique, cabuya, pita, penca, penco, maguey, cabui, chuchao and coquiza. History The Indigenous peoples of the Americas extracted and use ...

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Livestock Livestock are the domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to provide labor and produce diversified products for consumption such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool. The term is sometimes used to refer solely to anima ...

of up and

Milk Milk is a white liquid food produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals (including breastfed human infants) before they are able to digest solid food. Immune factors and immune-modulati ...

Mining Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef, or placer deposit. The exploitation of these deposits for raw material is based on the economic ...

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silver Silver is a chemical element with the Symbol (chemistry), symbol Ag (from the Latin ', derived from the Proto-Indo-European wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂erǵ-, ''h₂erǵ'': "shiny" or "white") and atomic number 47. A soft, whi ...

* Production of hydroelectric.

Events

* Celebrations of sympathy. First week of January. They are the traditional celebrations of the municipality, and exposes them the joy of the Alexandrians. * Easter. We live the religious festival of Catholicism, and the municipality are carried out plays, and religious processions. * Departmental abut Bands. Each year in March, takes place in the municipality, a musical encounter with different bands of the department. * May 1. Sports activities are held * Corpus Christi. With religious shrines through the streets of the town is celebrating this religious festival. * celebrations of the Virgen del Carmen, July 16. This religious festival is celebrated with parades and pageants. * Feast of the '' Antioquenidad'', on August 11. Artistic representations are made about the culture paisa. * Theatre Festival, Month of August * Patron Saint Peter of Alejandria, November 22. It parades and other religious activities. * Holidays. Christmas novenas are performed, musical concerts, and other activities.

Sites of interest

Natural heritage * Reservoirs of San Lorenzo and El Penol-Guatape *

River A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the ...

Nare, with many attractions such as natural pools, meadows, and fishing * Waterfall "Bridal Veil" located 5 km of the head on the sidewalk swirl * Waterfall "Sabina", located 3 miles from the trail head in the Whirlwind, imposing waterfall of 60 m high *

Nudillales, with sites for the enjoyment of fishing and bathing * Nudillales Spa, located in the Centenario neighborhood, has natural pools, and areas suitable for camping trips and pot. * Height Combo * Nature Reserve San Lorenzo * River Piedras *

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the Perucho Historical and artistic heritage *

Bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...

Nudillales located 0.5 km in the header. The appeal of this site are the pools for swimming *

of Purgatory, located 12 kilometers from the head on the sidewalk Swirl. The attraction of this site is the bridge for its antiquity and former obligatory step of communication with the northeast region and gold transport *

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of St. Peter of Alejandria. In 1884 he created the first chapel * Former home of Alejandro Osorio, founder of the municipality. *

of Cirpes *

Library A library is a collection of materials, books or media that are accessible for use and not just for display purposes. A library provides physical (hard copies) or digital access (soft copies) materials, and may be a physical location or a vi ...

Municipal Alejandro Osorio, where there is a photographic record of the history of the town. *

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school of music. * principal Park of Alejandria.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alejandria Municipalities of Antioquia Department Populated places established in 1886 1886 establishments in Colombia