Medellin

Medellin
Medellin
	Ceety
	Municipio de Medellin
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	Location o the ceety (in daurk gray) an municipality (reid) o Medellin in Antioquia Depairtment.
	Medellin Location in Colombie
	Coordinates: 6°14′9.33″N 75°34′30.49″W / 6.2359250°N 75.5751361°W
Kintra	Colombie
Depairtment	Antioquia
Foondit	1616
Govrenment
? Mayor	Anibal Gaviria, 2012?2015
Area
? Ceety	380 km 2 (150 sq mi)
? Metro	1152 km 2 (445 sq mi)
Elevation	1495 m (4,905 ft)
Population (2012)
? Ceety	2 743 049 hab ( rankit 2nt )
? Density	6.925/km 2 (17.94/sq mi)
? Metro	3 592 100 hab
Time zone	UTC-5
HDI (2010)	0.886 - Very High .
Website	Govrenment o Medellin offeecial wabsteid

Medellin ( Spaingie pronunciation: [meðe??in] ), offeecially the Municipio de Medellin (Spaingie) or Municipality o Medellin , is the seicont lairgest ceety in Colombie . It is in the Aburra Valley , ane o the mair northerly o the Andes in Sooth Americae . It haes a population o 2.4 million. ^[2]^[3] Wi its surroondin aurie, the metropolitan aurie o Medellin ( Aurie Metropolitana de Medellin ), it is the seicont lairgest ceety in Colombie in terms o population an economy, wi mair nor 3.5 million fowk, an ranks in population as the 91st o the warld's lairgest urban agglomerations .

Medellin wis foondit in 1616 bi the Spaniard Francisco Herrera y Campuzano as Poblado de San Lorenzo ( Saunt Lawrence Toun) in praisent-day El Poblado . In 1675 the queen consort Mariana o Austrick creatit the Villa de Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria (Toun o Oor Lady at Candelarie).

In 1826 the ceety wis named the caipital o the Depairtment o Antioquia bi the Naitional Congress o the young Republic o Greater Colombie, comprised bi praisent day Colombie, Venezuela, Ecuador an Panama. In 1803 the University o Antioquia , ane o the maist prestigious in Colombie, wis foondit. Efter Colombie wan its unthirldom frae Spain , Medellin becam the caipital o the Federal State o Antioquie till 1888, wi the proclamation o the Colombie Constitution o 1886 . Durin the 19t century, Medellin wis a dynamic commercial centre, first exportin gowd , than producin an exportin coffee . Efter the Thoosan Days War (1899 — 1902), Medellin wis the first Colombie ceety tae tak pairt in the Industrial Revolution wi the openin o textile companies, an transport projects sic as railweys that alloued its export business tae develop. Forby, its fowk foondit several varsities an vocational trainin institutions.

At the stairt o the 21st century, the ceety haes regained industrial dynamism, wi the construction o the Metro de Medellin railwey , an leeberalized development policies, improved security, an improved education. The ceety is promotit internaitionally as a tourist destination .

The Medellin Metropolitan Aurie produces 67% o the Depairtment o Antioquie 's GDP an 11% o the economy o Colombie . ^[4] Medellin is important tae the region for its varsities, academies, commerce, industry, science, heal services, flouer-growin, festivals an nichtlife.

Etymology o the name Medellin [ eedit | eedit soorce ]

The oreeginal Spanish settlement haed five names afore the current ane: Aburra de los Yamesies, San Lorenzo de Aburra, San Lorenzo de Ana, Valle de San Bartolome, an Villa de la Candelaria de Medellin.

The ceety is named efter Medellin, Spain , whilk is naur Badajoz in Extremadura . The Spainyie Medellin wis foondit as Metellinum in 75 BC bi Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius . ^[5] Some o the Conquistadors , sic as Gaspar de Rodas , the first govrenor o Antioquia, cam frae the region o Badajoz .

Coont Pedro Portocarrero y Luna , Preses o the Cooncil for the Wast Indies ( Consejo de Indias ), asked the Spainyie monarchy tae gie the name o his toun, Medellin in Extremadura, tae the new settlement in Americae. His request wis acceptit on 22 November 1674, whan the Regent Mariana o Austrick proclaimed the ceety's name tae be Villa de Nuestra Senora de Medellin . Miguel Aguinaga y Mendiogoitia, Govrenor, makkit the name offeecial on 2 November 1675. The Crown grantit a coat o airms tae the ceety on 24 Juin 1676. ^[5]

Internaitional relations [ eedit | eedit soorce ]

Twin touns ? Sister ceeties [ eedit | eedit soorce ]

Medellin is twinned wi:

References [ eedit | eedit soorce ]

↑ Veeduria de Medellin. "Veeduria Ciudadana al Plan de Desarrollo de Medellin IDH 2004-2007" (in spanish). CS1 maint: unrecognised leid ( link ) ^{[
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↑ Helders, Stefan. "World Gazetteer: Colombia: largest cities: calc 2006" . Archived frae the original on 1 October 2007 . Retrieved 15 Juin 2006 .
↑ Butler, Rhett (2003). "Largest cities in Colombia (2002)" . Retrieved 15 Juin 2006 .
↑ "Report on Medellin's Economy by 2005" . Proexport Colombia . Retrieved 8 Mey 2008 . participation of the cities GDP by countries provided by the International Cooperation Agency of Medellin ^{[
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↑ ^a ^b "Ayuntamiento de Medellin (Espana). Toponimicos de Medellin" (in Spanish). Archived frae the original on 9 Juin 2008 . Retrieved 22 Februar 2011 . CS1 maint: unrecognised leid ( link )
↑ "Acuerdos de colaboracion segun la web del Ayuntamiento de Barcelona" . Archived frae the original on 12 Februar 2009 . Retrieved 21 Apryle 2008 .
↑ "Sister cities" . Online directory: the Americas (the member directory for sister cities in the Americas. Archived frae the original on 3 Mairch 2008 . Retrieved 2 Apryle 2008 .
↑ "Hermandad entre ciudades" . La Nacion,. 14 Mairch 2004. Archived frae the original on 4 Juin 2008 . Retrieved 22 Februar 2011 . CS1 maint: extra punctuation ( link )
↑ Gardel en Tacuarembo Archived 2008-07-23 at the Wayback Machine , Radio Gardel

Freemit airtin [ eedit | eedit soorce ]

Travel guide tae Medellin frae Wikivoyage
The ceety's offeecial govrenment wabsteid (in Inglis)
The ceety's offeecial govrenment wabsteid (in Spaingie)
Off2Colombia Travellin tae Medellin Archived 2010-12-04 at the Wayback Machine
Colombie News in Inglis (in Inglis)
Metro Archived 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Spaingie)
Medellin Cultur (in Inglis)
The Transformation o Medellin (in Inglis)
Map o Medellin Archived 2010-03-08 at the Wayback Machine (in Inglis)
2006 Right Livelihood Award winner La Festival Internacional de Poesia de Medellin Archived 2007-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
Colombie’s Ceety On A Hill, Newsweek
Paramilitaries and Rebels in Rehab Archived 2011-12-15 at the Wayback Machine by Ashifa Kassam, Fast Forward Weekly , 25 Juin 2009
Metro o Medellin (video)

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[1] Veeduria de Medellin. "Veeduria Ciudadana al Plan de Desarrollo de Medellin IDH 2004-2007" (in spanish). CS1 maint: unrecognised leid ( link ) ^{[
deid airtin
]}

[2] Helders, Stefan. "World Gazetteer: Colombia: largest cities: calc 2006" . Archived frae the original on 1 October 2007 . Retrieved 15 Juin 2006 .

[3] Butler, Rhett (2003). "Largest cities in Colombia (2002)" . Retrieved 15 Juin 2006 .

[ProExport16-4] "Report on Medellin's Economy by 2005" . Proexport Colombia . Retrieved 8 Mey 2008 . participation of the cities GDP by countries provided by the International Cooperation Agency of Medellin ^{[
deid airtin
]}

[origin-5] "Ayuntamiento de Medellin (Espana). Toponimicos de Medellin" (in Spanish). Archived frae the original on 9 Juin 2008 . Retrieved 22 Februar 2011 . CS1 maint: unrecognised leid ( link )

[6] "Acuerdos de colaboracion segun la web del Ayuntamiento de Barcelona" . Archived frae the original on 12 Februar 2009 . Retrieved 21 Apryle 2008 .

[7] "Sister cities" . Online directory: the Americas (the member directory for sister cities in the Americas. Archived frae the original on 3 Mairch 2008 . Retrieved 2 Apryle 2008 .

[8] "Hermandad entre ciudades" . La Nacion,. 14 Mairch 2004. Archived frae the original on 4 Juin 2008 . Retrieved 22 Februar 2011 . CS1 maint: extra punctuation ( link )

[9] Gardel en Tacuarembo Archived 2008-07-23 at the Wayback Machine , Radio Gardel

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