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353:municipality
348:
344:
343:
255:Municipality
222:Municipality
210:Elkin Ospina
31:Municipality
1674: /
1602:La Estrella
1474:Puerto Nare
1378:Sabanalarga
1333:Cañasgordas
1245:Gómez Plata
1124:San Vicente
961:Pueblorrico
896:Angelópolis
476:Ethnography
347:, known as
134: /
1662:75°25′54″W
1582:Copacabana
1403:Bajo Cauca
1260:San Andrés
1240:Entrerríos
1235:Don Matías
1225:Campamento
1119:San Rafael
1104:San Carlos
1044:Concepción
1024:Alejandría
996:Valparaíso
956:Montebello
951:La Pintada
669:References
454:Demography
381:Montebello
248:Population
202:Government
166:Department
122:75°25′39″W
1592:Girardota
1512:Chigorodó
1502:Arboletes
1358:Heliconia
1313:Antioquia
1270:San Pedro
1250:Guadalupe
1210:Angostura
1167:San Roque
1084:Marinilla
1019:Abejorral
926:Concordia
916:Caramanta
855:Capital:
582:arequipes
519:tamarillo
427:livestock
316:Area code
303:Time zone
240:Elevation
184:Subregion
119:6°00′39″N
1689:Category
1659:6°1′50″N
1612:Sabaneta
1607:Medellín
1587:Envigado
1497:Apartadó
1469:Caracolí
1436:Zaragoza
1416:El Bagre
1411:Caucasia
1388:Sopetrán
1363:Liborina
1348:Frontino
1328:Buriticá
1308:Abriaquí
1285:Valdivia
1202:Northern
1162:Remedios
1157:Cisneros
1114:San Luis
1099:Rionegro
1079:La Unión
1049:El Peñol
986:Titiribí
936:Hispania
931:Fredonia
857:Medellín
765:Archived
736:10 April
657:See also
434:Rionegro
397:La Unión
389:Medellín
377:La Unión
369:Rionegro
361:Colombia
257:and town
224:and town
188:Eastern
159:Colombia
33:and town
1642:History
1567:Barbosa
1527:Necoclí
1517:Murindó
1431:Cáceres
1393:Uramita
1353:Giraldo
1343:Ebéjico
1338:Dabeiba
1323:Armenia
1300:Western
1290:Yarumal
1255:Ituango
1220:Briceño
1215:Belmira
1192:Yolombó
1182:Vegachí
1177:Segovia
1074:La Ceja
1069:Guatapé
1059:Granada
1039:Cocorná
1029:Argelia
1011:Eastern
1001:Venecia
976:Támesis
911:Caicedo
906:Betulia
901:Betania
865:Regions
588:Gallery
506:Economy
495:: 92.1%
493:Mestizo
438:Popayán
406:History
355:in the
349:La Ceja
325:Website
297:Cejeños
293:Demonym
194:Founded
147:Country
97:La Ceja
23:La Ceja
1597:Itagüí
1577:Caldas
1522:Mutatá
1507:Carepa
1426:Tarazá
1280:Toledo
1147:Amalfi
1129:Sonsón
1094:Retiro
1089:Nariño
1064:Guarne
966:Salgar
946:Jericó
941:Jardín
704:
512:mining
501:: 7.9%
491:&
385:Retiro
320:57 + 4
279:54,820
260:64,889
156:
1572:Bello
1542:Turbo
1489:Urabá
1464:Maceo
1454:Yondó
1421:Nechí
1373:Peque
1368:Olaya
1152:Anorí
991:Urrao
981:Tarso
891:Andes
886:Amagá
489:White
412:maize
308:UTC-5
275:Urban
1318:Anza
1187:Yalí
738:2015
702:ISBN
482:DANE
383:and
371:and
334:.gov
215:Area
197:1789
57:Flag
867:and
359:of
336:.co
330:www
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