Carepa is a town and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
Antioquia Department
)
, anthem = Himno de Antioquia
, image_map = Antioquia in Colombia (mainland).svg
, map_alt =
, map_caption = Antioquia shown in red
, image_ma ...
,
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
.
Climate
Carepa has a
tropical rainforest climate
A tropical rainforest climate, humid tropical climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southea ...
(Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
Notable people
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Lina Flórez
Lina Marcela Flórez Valencia (born 2 November 1984 in Carepa, Antioquia) is a Colombian hurdler.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 100 metres hurdles.
Personal bests
*100 m: 11.51 (wind: +2.0 m/s) – Medellà ...
(1984-), athlete
*
Hermán Gaviria (1969-2002), Football player
References
Municipalities of Antioquia Department
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