Remedios 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' ...
in the
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...
n
department of
Antioquia Antioquia is the Spanish form of Antioch.
Antioquia may also refer to:
* 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 th ...
. Part of the subregion of
Northeastern Antioquia
Northeastern Antioquia is a sub-region in the Colombian Department of Antioquia. The region comprises 10 municipalities.
Municipalities
* Amalfi
* Anorí
* Cisneros
* Remedios
* San Roque
* Santo Domingo
* Segovia
Segovia ( , , ) is a ci ...
, it lies at an altitude of 700 m (2,300 ft) above sea level.
Notable people
*
Leonel Álvarez, footballer.
*
Wilmar Roldán
Wilmar Alexander Roldán Pérez (; born 24 January 1980 in Remedios, Antioquia) is a Colombian football referee. He was ranked the World's 7th Best Referee of 2015 by the IFFHS.
He has been a referee in the domestic league since 2003 and be ...
, Colombian football referee.
*
Gerardo Emilio San Clemente Zárate, photographer
Climate
References
Municipalities of Antioquia Department
Populated places established in 1560
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