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Tarazá

Taraza is a town and municipality in the Bajo Cauca subregion of Antioquia Department, Colombia. It lies from the city of Medellín, the departmental capital, and has a land area of . The municipality was separated from the municipality of Cáceres in 1979.

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Settlement.name: Tarazá
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality and town
Settlement.image_skyline: Tarazá-Antioquia.jpg
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Tarazá.svg
Settlement.image_map: Colombia - Antioquia - Tarazá.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of the municipality of Taraza in Antioquia Department.
Settlement.pushpin_map: Colombia
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
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: Bajo Cauca
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1953
Settlement.established_title1: Split from Cáceres

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In April 2008, 24 people were arrested, 40 were injured and at least one was killed in farmers' protests here, instigated by FARC, against the eradication of the coca crop in the area. In the aftermath of this, the municipality declared a humanitarian crisis.