Apartadó () is a town and

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in the Antioquia Department, Colombia. "Apartadó" means "river of plantains" in the local Indian language. The town is located near the Atlantic Ocean in the

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, the economy is based in bananas, plantain, corn, cassava, cocoa, wood and livestock. The mean maximum temperature is and the relative humidity is above 80% all year round. Apartadó is divided in 48 neighborhoods, and here is the best high school of the region of

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. Today, the government is stimulating industrialization because it is near the

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and to the center of the country. The municipality had a population of 127,744 in 2020.

Climate

Apartadó has a

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(

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''Af'') with heavy rainfall year-round.

Transportation

The city is served by

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, with service on three commercial airlines.

References

Municipalities of Antioquia Department {{Antioquia-geo-stub