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San Rafael, Antioquia
San Rafael is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia Eastern Antioquia () is subregion of the Colombian Departments of Colombia, Department of Antioquia Department, Antioquia. The region consists of 23 Municipalities of Colombia, municipalities. Geography The region of Eastern Antioquia limits to t .... The town was founded in 1864 by a group of miners who were attracted to the abundance of gold in the region. It is also rich in water resources. The population was 12,578 at the 2018 census. Climate See also * St Raphael's Church External links References Municipalities of Antioquia Department {{Antioquia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Municipalities Of Colombia
The municipalities of Colombia are decentralized subdivisions of the Colombia, Republic of Colombia. Municipalities make up most of the departments of Colombia, with 1,104 municipality, municipalities (''municipios''). Each one of them is led by a mayor (''alcalde'') elected by popular vote and represents the maximum executive government official at a municipality level under the mandate of the governor of their department which is a representative of all municipalities in the department; municipalities are grouped to form departments. The municipalities of Colombia are also grouped in an association called the ''Federación Colombiana de Municipios'' (Colombian Federation of Municipalities), which functions as a union under the private law and under the Colombian Constitution of 1991, constitutional Freedom of association, right to free association to defend their common interests. Categories Conforming to the law 1551/12 that modified the sixth article of the law 136/94 Art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |