Andes, Antioquia

This article does not cite any sources. Please help by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources:  –  ·  ·  · scholar · JSTOR (January 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Andes
Municipality & Town
Flag Seal
Location of the municipality of Andes in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Andes Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 5°35′N 75°55′W / 5.583°N 75.917°W / 5.583; -75.917Coordinates: 5°35′N 75°55′W / 5.583°N 75.917°W / 5.583; -75.917
Country	Colombia
Department	Antioquia Department
Subregion	Southwestern
Foundation	March 13th, 1852
Government
• Mayor	Elkin Dario Jaramillo Jaramillo (2012-2015)
Area
• Municipality & Town	40,342 km2 (15,576 sq mi)
Elevation	1,360 m (4,460 ft)
Population  (2015)
• Municipality & Town	45,814
• Density	113,854/km2 (294,880/sq mi)
• Urban	22,667
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Website	http://www.andes-antioquia.gov.co/

Andes is a municipality and town in the Antioquia Department, Colombia. Part of the subregion of Southwestern Antioquia. It is located on the western Colombian Andes mountain range. Andes was founded on 13 March 1852 by Pedro Antonio Restrepo Escobar. Its elevation is 1.360 masl with an average temperature of 22 °C. The distance reference from Medellín city, the capital of Antioquia Department, is 117 km and it has a total area of 403.42 km². This town is well known for being the place where Gonzalo Arango a writer, philosopher and Antioquian journalist was born. The more significantly source of its economy is agriculture, mainly coffee cultivation.

This Department of Antioquia location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

• v
• t