Tarso 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
Antioquia Department
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, anthem = Himno de Antioquia
, image_map = Antioquia in Colombia (mainland).svg
, map_alt =
, map_caption = Antioquia shown in red
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,
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 ...
. Located at an elevation of 1,235 m (4,052 ft) above sea level, it lies in the subregion of
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
* Caiced ...
.
History
In 2000, in Tarso, the
AUC executed Luis Emilio Corrales Londoño, the head of the community action committee
El Cedrón.
References
Municipalities of Antioquia Department
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