Caucasia | |
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Municipality and town | |
Coordinates: 7°59′N 75°12′W / 7.983°N 75.200°W | |
Country | Colombia |
Department | Antioquia Department |
Subregion | Bajo Cauca |
Founded | 1886 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jhoan Oderis Montes Cortés |
Area | |
• Municipality and town | 1,429 km2 (552 sq mi) |
• Urban | 16.96 km2 (6.55 sq mi) |
Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
Population | |
• Municipality and town | 123,304 |
• Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
• Urban | 84,654 |
• Urban density | 5,000/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
Demonym | Caucasiano |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Area code | 57 + 4 |
Website | www |
On the left side of the river Cauca. |
Caucasia is a municipality located in the subregion of Bajo Cauca Antioquia department, in Colombia. Bounded on the south by the department of Córdoba, in the east by the municipalities of Antioquia in Nechí and El Bagre, on the north by the municipality of Zaragoza, and west to the town of Cáceres, and is located 270 km from Medellín.
In sports they have the "Bajo Cauca F.C." that is playing in the Colombian Football Federation's Second Division.