Arboletes

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Arboletes
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Arboletes in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Arboletes Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 8°52′N 76°26′W / 8.867°N 76.433°W / 8.867; -76.433
Country	Colombia
Department	Antioquia Department
Subregion	Urabá
Government
• Alcalde	Gustavo German Guerra Guerra
Area
• Total	718 km2 (277 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population  (2020 estimate[1])
• Total	45,710
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Website	http://arboletes-antioquia.gov.co/

Arboletes is a town and municipality in the subregion of Urabá in Antioquia Department, Colombia.

The municipality is bounded by the Caribbean Sea to the north, the department of Córdoba to the north and east, the municipality of San Pedro de Urabá to the south and west, and the municipalities of Turbo and Necoclí. The town is 502 km from the city of Medellin, capital of the department of Antioquia. The municipality covers an area of 710 km².

Arboletes has 8 rural townships (corregimientos): El Carmelo, La Trinidad, Naranjitas, El Guadual, La Candelaria, Buenos Aires, Las Platas and Pajillal.