Olaya 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 ...

located in the western region of the

Department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

of Antioquia in the

Republic of 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 ...

. It borders to the north with the municipality of

Liborina Liborina is a town and municipality in the 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 Paci ...

, to the east with the municipalities of

Belmira Belmira is a town and municipality in the northern subregion of the Colombian department of Antioquia. Approximately 62 km from the city of Medellin. Climate Belmira has a cold subtropical highland climate An oceanic climate, also ...

and

Sopetrán Sopetrán is a municipality of Colombia, located in the subregion west of the state of Antioquia, Colombia, Antioquia. It is bounded to the north by the municipality of Olaya (Colombia), Olaya, to the east by the municipality of Belmira, to the s ...

and to the South with Sopetrán and by the West with the municipality of

Santa Fe de Antioquia Santa Fe de Antioquia is a municipality in the Antioquia Department, Colombia. The city is located approximately north of Medellín, the department capital. It has a population of approximately 23,000 inhabitants. History Founded in 1541 by ...

. Olaya is 100 kilometers away from 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 ...

, capital of the Department of Antioquia. It has an area of 90 km², and is the smallest municipality in the department. Olaya is also one of the oldest municipalities of Antioquia.

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