Alejandría
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Alejandría (Spanish for the name Alexandria) is a town and municipality in the Antioquia Department, Colombia. It is part of the sub-region of Eastern Antioquia and is bordered to the north by the municipalities of Concepción, Santo Domingo and San Roque, on the east by the municipality of San Rafael, on the south by the municipalities of San Rafael and Guatapé, and on the west by the municipalities of El Penol and Concepción. Its capital is 90 kilometers from the city of Medellin, the capital of Antioquia department. The municipality has an area of 149 km2.
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- Alejandría
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- Location of the municipality of Alejandría in the Antioquia Department
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- Colombia
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- Andean Region
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- Antioquia Department
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- Eastern
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of Colombia
- Country
- Colombia
- Located in
- Eastern Antioquia
- Elevation
- 1447
- Official website
- www.alejandria-antioquia.gov.co
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- Alejandría
- inception
- 1886-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Generalities
- Rural Zones, Veredas (Spanish)
- Neighborhoods of Alejandría (Urban Zone)
- Climate
- Demographics
- Ethnography
- Roads
- Economy
- Events
- Sites of interest
- References
== Demographics == Population Total: 4.657 inhabitants. (2018) Urban population: 2.561 Rural population: 2.096 Literacy: 99.4% (2005) Urban Zone: 99.6% Rural Zone: 99.0%
===Ethnography=== According to figures submitted by the DANE of the census 2005, composition ethnographic the municipality is: Métis & White (99.7%) Afro (0.3%)
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