Necoclí

Also known as Necocli

Necoclí is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Located on the eastern shore of the Gulf of Urabá, it is part of the Urabá Antioquia sub-region. The population is predominantly Afro-Colombian.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Necoclí
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality and town
Settlement.image_skyline: Necoclí parque renovado.jpg
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Necoclí (Antioquia).svg
Settlement.image_map: Colombia - Antioquia - Necoclí.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of the municipality and town of Necoclí in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Settlement.pushpin_map: Colombia
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Colombia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Antioquia Department
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Subregion
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Urabá
Settlement.population_as_of: 2020 est.
Settlement.population_total: 70824
Settlement.timezone: Colombia Standard Time

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Wikidata facts

Population: 69090
Elevation: 0
Official website: necocli-antioquia.gov.co/sitio.shtml
Image: Necoclí parque renovado.jpg

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Commons category: Necoclí
inception: 1509-01-01

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2021 deluge of Haitian migrants
Demographics
Ethnography
Climate
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It was founded as a Spanish city called San Sebastián de Buena Vista. One of Colombia's oldest towns, it was founded in 1509 by Pedro de Heredia, who died in 1555.