Campamento, Antioquia | |
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Municipality and town | |
Coordinates: 7°6′38″N 75°33′4″W / 7.11056°N 75.55111°W | |
Country | Colombia |
Department | Antioquia Department |
Subregion | Northern |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jorge Ivan Duran |
Area | |
• Municipality and town | 200 km2 (80 sq mi) |
• Urban | 0.2 km2 (0.08 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,700 m (5,600 ft) |
Population | |
• Municipality and town | 9,091 |
• Urban | 2,875 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Website | http://www.campamento-antioquia.gov.co |
Campamento is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. Part of the subregion of Northern Antioquia, it lies at an altitude of 1,700 m (5,600 ft) above sea level. It is a little town, in the middle of the Andes.It borders on the north with the municipalities of Yarumal and Anorí, on the east with Anorí, on the south with the municipality of Angostura, and on the west with Yarumal.
Campamento is known as Cradle of Independence of Antioquia. The name Campamento surely comes from the fact that the area was used as a camp by muleteers traveling between the north and northeast region of Antioquia