Urabá Antioquia is a subregion in the
Colombia
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Department of
Antioquia that consists of two enclaves, one forming the northwest corner of the department the other, the west, both are along the
Atrato River
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and are separated by the
El Carmen del Darién and
Riosucio municipalities of the
Chocó Department with territories in both municipalities in dispute with Chocó. The region is made up by 11
municipalities
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
. Most of this region's northern portion is part of the Colombian
Caribbean Region bordering the
Caribbean sea
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.
Urabá Antioquia also acts as the headquarters of the powerful and ruthless
Clan del Golfo
The Clan del Golfo (English: The Gulf Clan), also known as Gaitanist Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (Autodefensas Gaitanistas de Colombia – AGC) and formerly called Los Urabeños and Clan Úsuga, is a prominent Colombian neo-paramilitary gro ...
, a
cocaine
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-trafficking,
neo-paramilitary organization.
Municipalities
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Apartadó
Apartadó () is a town and municipality 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 Gulf of Urabá, the economy is based in bana ...
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Arboletes
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Carepa
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Chigorodó
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Murindó
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Mutatá
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Turbo
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Necoclí
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San Juan de Urabá
San Juan de Urabá is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia.
Climate
San Juan de Urabá has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Bernd Köppen (b ...
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San Pedro de Urabá
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Vigía del Fuerte
Notable people
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Luis Eduardo Gómez (born ca. 1941), freelance journalist
References
Regions of Antioquia Department
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