The urban area of
Medellín, Colombia is divided into six zones, which in turn are divided into 16 communes.
Communes are then divided into neighborhoods ( es, barrios) and institutional areas. The city has 249 neighborhoods and 20 institutional areas. Institutional areas are large sectors with some neighborhood characteristics, but its populations are not permanent and lack housing. An example of an institutional area is a university campus.
The rural areas of Medellín are divided into 5
corregimiento
''Corregimiento'' (; ca, Corregiment, ) is a Spanish term used for country subdivisions for royal administrative purposes, ensuring districts were under crown control as opposed to local elites. A ''corregimiento'' was usually headed by a '' corr ...
s, these in turn are divided into villages. The districts San Antonio de Prado and San Cristóbal are the most populous districts Colombia, with over thirty thousand inhabitants each. Medellín is structured following the flow of the
Medellín River
The Medellín River ( es, Río Medellín), called Porce River ( es, Río Porce) during most of its course, is a river that flows through the Colombian city of Medellín and its metropolitan area. For many years an organization called Mi Río (My ...
, which runs from south to north.
The six zones and 16 communes are the following:
* Zone 1 - Northeast
** Commune 1 - Popular
** Commune 2 - Santa Cruz
** Commune 3 - Manrique
** Commune 4 - Aranjuez
* Zone 2 - Northwest
** Commune 5 - Castilla
** Commune 6 - Doce de octubre
** Commune 7 - Robledo
* Zone 3 - Center east
** Commune 8 - Villa Hermosa
** Commune 9 - Buenos Aires
** Commune 10 - La Candelaria
* Zone 4 - Center west
** Commune 11 - Laureles—Estadio
** Commune 12 - La América
** Commune 13 - San Javier
* Zone 5 - Suroriental
** Commune 14 -
El Poblado
El Poblado is the 14th commune in the metropolitan area of the city of Medellín, Colombia. According to a 2005 census the population was 94,704, distributed among its land area of 23 km2, and by the year 2015, it had a population of 128,839. ...
* Zone 6 - Suroccidental
** Commune 15 -
Guayabal
** Commune 16 - Belén
References
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