La Pintada (); 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 the
southwest region of the
Antioquia department
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, anthem = Himno de Antioquia
, image_map = Antioquia in Colombia (mainland).svg
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. It is located seventy nine miles away from
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 ...
and is at an altitude of six hundred meters over sea level. It borders the
Fredonia and
Santa Bárbara municipalities to the north. The
Cauca River
The Cauca River () is a river in Colombia that lies between the Occidental and Central cordilleras. From its headwaters in southwestern Colombia near the city of Popayán, it joins the Magdalena River near Magangue in Bolivar Department, and th ...
goes through the municipality.
Places of interest
* Slopes of the Poblanco and Arma rivers
* Yellow hill
* Alejandro López railway station
* El Salto del Caballo
* Acapulco beach
Gallery
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Municipalities of Antioquia Department
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