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
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with territories in both municipalities in dispute with Chocó. The region is made up by 11
municipalities
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. Most of this region's northern portion is part of the Colombian
Caribbean Region bordering the
Caribbean Sea
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.
Municipalities
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Apartadó
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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
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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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