NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Medellin

Medellín is the capital city of Antioquia was one of the states in the original United States of Colombia, and is now a department in the northwest part of the Republic of Colombia. The department has an area of 63,612 km² (24,427 sq mi), and an estimated population of 4,500,000 (1990). It... Antioquia, a province in The Republic of Colombia is a country in north-western South America. It is bound to the north and north-west by the Caribbean Sea, to the east by Venezuela and Brazil, to the south by Ecuador and Peru, and to the west by Panama and the Pacific Ocean. Official... Colombia ( South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. South America is situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. It became attached to North America only recently, geologically speaking, with the formation of the Isthmus of Panama... South America). Geographical location 6°15′ N 75°36′ W (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=6_15_N_75_36_W_). With a population of 2.3 million (4.2 million in the greater metropolitan area) it is the second largest city in Colombia (behind Bogotá the capital and the main industrial center in the country.

The A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large city and its adjacent zone of influence, or of several neighboring cities or towns and adjoining areas, with one or more large cities serving as its hub or hubs. A metropolitan area usually combines an agglomeration (the contiguous... metropolitan area of Medellín lies within the Aburrá Fljótsdalur in East-Iceland A valley is a landform, which can range from a few square miles (square kilometers) to hundreds or even thousands of square miles (square kilometers) in area. It is typically a low-lying area of land, surrounded by higher areas such as mountains or hills... valley at an altitude of 1,538 meters and is bisected by the Medellín ). Waterfalls are sometimes used as sources of energy, via watermills and hydroelectric plants. Rivers begin at their source in higher ground, either rising from a spring, forming from glacial meltwater, flowing from a body of water such as a lake, or simply from damp, boggy places where the soil is... river which flows northward. North of the valley are the towns of Andrés Bello - anonymous, oil on canvas. Casa de Bello, Caracas, Venezuela. Andrés Bello (Caracas, Venezuela, November 11, 1781 _ Santiago, Chile, October 15, 1865), South American humanist, poet, lawmaker, philosopher, educator and philologist, whose work constitutes an important part of Spanish American culture. Bello is featured in the... Bello, Copacabana is a district located in the southern zone of the city Rio de Janeiro, famous for its 4 km beach. The New York City nightclub Copacabana is named after this area. The district was originally called Sacopenapã until the mid 18th century. It was renamed after the construction of... Copacabana, Girardota and Barbosa is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. Its latitude is 21.26/21°1600 S and 49.94/49°5654 W. The population in 2003 is 6,072 and the area is 205.76 km² The elevation is 386 m. Categories: Brazil... Barbosa. To the south of the valley lie Itagüí, Envigado, Sabaneta, La Estrella and Caldas is a department of Colombia. Its capital is Manizales. The population of Caldas is 1,030,062, and its area is 7,291 km². Municipalities Aguadas Anserma Aranzazu Belalcázar Chinchiná Filadelfia La Dorada La Merced Manizales Manzanares Marmato Marquetalia Marulanda Neira Pácora Palestina Pensilvania Riosucio Risaralda Salamina... Caldas.

View of Valley of Aburra from the north on cerro de Quitasol. Foreground is the city of Bello with Medellin in background. Photo taken by fabioj, 01/2000. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. Click on...

Aburrá Valley from Quitasol hill looking south with Bello in the foreground and Medellín in the background

Through history Medellín has gone by different names: Aburrá de los Yamesíes, San Lorenzo de Aburrá, San Lorenzo de Aná, Valle de San Bartolomé, Villa de la Candelaria de Medellín and Medellín. The name of Medellín originally came from "Metellium", the ancient Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. It gained great importance as the formal language of the Roman Empire. All Romance languages are descended from Latin, and many words based on Latin are found in other modern languages such as English. It is said... Latin name for today's town of Medellín, Capital Mérida Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 5th 41 634 km² 8,2% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 13th 1 073 050 2,6% 25,77/km² Demonym – English ... Extremadura in the province of Badajoz, the capital of the Spanish province of Badajoz in the autonomous community of Extremadura, is situated close to the Portuguese frontier, on the left bank of the river Guadiana, and the Madrid-Lisbon railway. The population in 1990 was 126,781; in 2002 it was 136,851. Badajoz is... Badajoz, Spain. "Metellium", in turn, is derived from the name of the Roman founder of the city in 75 AD, Cecilio Metello. The capital of Antioquia was one of the states in the original United States of Colombia, and is now a department in the northwest part of the Republic of Colombia. The department has an area of 63,612 km² (24,427 sq mi), and an estimated population of 4,500,000 (1990). It... Antioquia was named after said Spanish town in honor of the earl of that city, Pedro Portocarrero, who was the president of the Consejo de Indias of The Kingdom of Spain or Spain ( Spanish: ; Basque: ) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. It shares the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra. To the northeast, along the Pyrenees mountain range, it borders France and the tiny principality of Andorra. It includes the Balearic Islands in... Spain at the time.

Besides being the industrial capital of Colombia, Medellín is usually called Ciudad de la Eterna Primavera (Everlasting Spring City), Capital de la Montaña (Mountain's Capital), Ciudad de las Flores (City Of The Flowers), Capital de las Orquídeas (Orchids' Capital), La Bella Villa (Beautiful Village) and Tacita de Plata (Little Silver Cup).

Medellín is also home of many universities that serve mainly the province of Antioquia. Among the most important are Universidad de Antioquia, Universidad Nacional, EAFIT, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana and Escuela de Ingenieria de Antioquia.

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La Feria de las Flores is the most important is a holiday period during the two weeks before the traditional Christian fast of Lent. The name comes from the Italian , the first Saturday and Sunday of Lent. Gaviões da Fiel parade in the Brazilian Carnival in São Paulo, 2003 Origins of the Carnival season It is sometimes... carnival of Antioquia and it is done in Medellín at the beginning of August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. August begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Leo and ends in the sign of Virgo. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation... august every year, since 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). Events Environmental change The Africanized bee is accidentally released in Brazil The Asian Flu pandemic begins in China March 10 - Floodgates of The Dalles Dam are closed inundating Celilo Falls and ancient indian fisheries along the... 1957. This carnival has several activities such as antique cars Marines on parade A parade is an organized procession of people along a street, often in costume, and often accompanied by decorated vehicles called floats or sometimes large lighter-than-air balloons with complex shapes. Parades are held for a wide range of reasons, but are usually celebrations of some... parade, desfile de silleteros (flower carriers parade), horse ride down the streets, exhibition of fondas from much of the towns in Antioquia, etc.

Other festivals are the International Poetry (ancient Greek: (I make or create), gave rise to three words: (shaper or maker) and in Scots , a rhetorical structure in which successive lines reflected each other in grammatical structure, sound structure, notional content, or all three; a verse form that lent itself to antiphonal or call and response... Poetry Festival (http://www.epm.net.co/VIIfestivalpoesia/html/english.html) (June), Myths and Legends parade (December)

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Medellín is also a small municipality in the province Badajoz is a province of western Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Extremadura. It was formed in 1833. It is bordered by the provinces of Cáceres, Toledo, Ciudad Real, Córdoba, Sevilla, and Portugal. With its area of 21 766 sq.km., it is the... Badajoz, The Kingdom of Spain or Spain ( Spanish: ; Basque: ) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. It shares the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra. To the northeast, along the Pyrenees mountain range, it borders France and the tiny principality of Andorra. It includes the Balearic Islands in... Spain.

Medellín de Bravo is also a small municipality in the state of : Veracruz. Other Mexican States Capital Xalapa Other major cities Veracruz Coatzacoalcos Area 71,699 km² Ranked 11th Population (2000 census) 6,901,110 Ranked 3rd Governor (1998-2004) Miguel Alemán Velasco (PRI) Federal Deputies (23) PRI = 14 PAN = 9 Federal Senators PRI = 2 PAN = 1 ISO 3166-2 Postal... Veracruz, The United Mexican States or Mexico ( Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos or México; regarding the use of the variant spelling Méjico, see section The name below) is a country located in North America, bordered to the north by the United States of America, to the southeast by... Mexico.

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