Antioquia Department
Department of Antioquia
Departamento de Antioquia | |
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The Sonsón Páramo | |
| Anthem: Himno de Antioquia | |
Antioquia shown in red | |
Topography of the department | |
| Coordinates: 6°13′N 75°34′W / 6.217°N 75.567°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Region | Andean Region |
| Department | 1886 |
| Republic | 1813 |
| Province | 1576 |
| Named after | Antioch, an Ancient Hellenistic city |
| Capital | Medellín |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Andrés Julián Rendon |
| Area | |
• Total | 63,612 km2 (24,561 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 6th |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 6,994,792 |
| • Rank | 2nd |
| • Density | 109.96/km2 (284.80/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | Antioqueño -a |
| GDP | |
| • Total | COP 212,515 billion (US$ 49.9 billion) |
| Time zone | UTC-05 |
| ISO 3166 code | CO-ANT |
| Provinces | 9 |
| Municipalities | 125 |
| HDI | 0.793 high · 10th of 33 |
| Website | antioquia |
Antioquia (Spanish pronunciation: [anˈtjokja] ⓘ) 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 of the Andes mountain range. Antioquia has been part of many territorial divisions of former countries created within the present-day territory of Colombia. Before the adoption of the Colombian Constitution of 1886, Antioquia State had a sovereign government.
The department covers an area of 63,612 km2 (24,561 sq mi), and has a population of 6,994,792 (2023). Antioquia borders the Córdoba department and the Caribbean Sea to the north; Chocó to the west; the departments of Bolívar, Santander, and Boyaca to the east; and the departments of Caldas and Risaralda to the south.
Medellín is Antioquia's capital and the second-largest city in the country. Other important towns are Rionegro located on the easter, Apartadó on the Caribbean Coast, Santa Fe de Antioquia, the old capital on the Cauca River, and Puerto Berrío on the Magdalena.