Amagá () is a town and

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

Antioquia Department Antioquia () is one of the 32 departments of Colombia, located in the central northwestern part of Colombia with a narrow section that borders the Caribbean Sea. Most of its territory is mountainous with some valleys, much of which is part o ...

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. It is part of the subregion of

Southwestern Antioquia Southwestern Antioquia is a subregion in the Colombian Departments of Colombia, Department of Antioquia Department, Antioquia. The region is made up of 24 Municipalities of Colombia, municipalities and is part of the Colombian coffee growing axis, ...

. The area was known for its coal and iron ore production and it hosted early iron works. Ex- Colombian president

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was born in this location. As of 2015, the population comprised 29,555 people.

Notable places

The Forge (La Ferrería) produced the first steel in Antioquia and operated from 1864 to 1931. Its ruins are now a Rural National Monument."Amagá: Atractivos Naturales y Recreativos"
Cotelco (Asociación Hotelera de Colombia), in Spanish, accessed 17 June 2010 There is also a very famous touristic place which is called "El viaducto" (the path).

Climate

Notes

External links

Amaga official website
Municipalities of Antioquia Department {{Antioquia-geo-stub