Eastern Antioquia ( es, Oriente Antioqueño) is subregion of the

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of Antioquia. The region consists of 23

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Geography

The region of Eastern Antioquia limits to the north west with the

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and with Northeastern Antioquia region. To the east the region borders with the

Magdalena Medio Antioquia Magdalena Medio Antioquia is a subregion in the Colombian Department of Antioquia. The region is made up by 6 municipalities. The region is determined by its location within the Middle Magdalena Region which covers the central area of the Magdale ...

region, to the south with

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and to the west with a section of the

Southwestern Antioquia Southwestern Antioquia is a subregion in the Colombian Department of Antioquia. The region is made up of 24 municipalities and is part of the Colombian Coffee Region. Municipalities * Amagá * Andes * Angelópolis * Betania * Betulia * Cai ...

region, covering a total area of 8,094 km², approximately 13% of the total area of Antioquia Department.

Municipalities

The region is covered by 23 municipalities being

Guarne Guarne is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. Part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia. It is situated 24 km east of Medellín. History The first settlers of Guarne were Tahamíes Indians who came from the Na ...

the closest to the city of

Medellín Medellín ( or ), officially the Municipality of Medellín ( es, Municipio 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 re ...

located some 24 km away. The largest municipality of this region is

Sonsón Sonsón is a municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. Sonsón is located in Eastern Antioquia. It is one of the seats of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sonsón–Rionegro. Sonsón celebrates "Las Fiestas Del Maíz"- ('Festival o ...

with a total area of 1,323 km² and the smallest one being the municipality of Argelia. *

Abejorral Abejorral is a town and Municipalities of Colombia, municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia. It borders to the north with the municipalities of Montebello, Antioquia, Montebello, La Ceja, Antioqu ...

Alejandría Alejandría (Spanish for the name Alexandria) is a town and municipality in the Antioquia Department, Colombia. Part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia. Bordered to the north with the municipalities of Concepción, Santo Domingo and San Roq ...

* Argelia *

Carmen de Viboral El Carmen de Viboral is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. It is part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia Eastern Antioquia ( es, Oriente Antioqueño) is subregion of the Colombian Department of Antioquia ...

Cocorná Cocorná is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. The population was 14,743 at the 2018 census. It is part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia. Geography Cocorná has an extension of 210 km², with a mount ...

* Concepción * El Peñol *

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* Guatape * La Ceja * La Unión *

Marinilla Marinilla is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. It is part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia Eastern Antioquia ( es, Oriente Antioqueño) is subregion of the Colombian Department of Antioquia. The region c ...

* Nariño * Retiro *

Rionegro Rionegro () is a city and Municipalities of Colombia, municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia, located in the subregion of Eastern Antioquia. The official name of the city is "Ciudad Santiago de Arma de Rionegro". Rio Negro means "Black R ...

* San Carlos *

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* San Luis * San Rafael * San Vicente * Santuario *

Demographics

The population in this region is distributed evenly between the urban and rural areas with 43% of the people living in the urban centers and 57% living in the countryside.

References

Government of Colombia: Se Educa; Regions of Antioquia, Eastern Antioquia

External links

Oriente Virtual: Comunidad del Oriente Antioqueño

Corporación Empresarial del Oriente Antioqueño

Incubadora de Empresas del Oriente Antioqueño

Agencia para el Desarrollo Económico del Oriente Antioqueño

Bilingual Tourism guide of Eastern Antioquia
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