Rionegro

Rionegro
Santiago de Arma de Rionegro
Municipality and city
Catedral de San Nicolás el Magno
Flag of Rionegro
Official seal of Rionegro
Motto: 
Cuna de la democracia (Cradle of Democracy)
Location of the city (Marked in red) in the Antioquia region of Colombia
Location of the city (Marked in red) in the Antioquia region of Colombia
Rionegro is located in Colombia
Rionegro
Rionegro
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 6°9′18″N 75°23′20″W / 6.15500°N 75.38889°W / 6.15500; -75.38889
Country Colombia
Departamento Antioquia Department
SubregionEastern
Founded1541
Government
 • MayorAndrés Julián Rendón Cardona.
Area
 • Municipality and city195.9 km2 (75.6 sq mi)
 • Urban
9.5 km2 (3.7 sq mi)
Elevation
2,125 m (6,972 ft)
Population
 (2020 est.)[1]
 • Municipality and city142,995
 • Density730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
 • Urban
90,256
 • Urban density9,500/km2 (25,000/sq mi)
DemonymRionegrero
Area code57 + 4
WebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)

Rionegro (Spanish pronunciation: [rioˈneɣɾo]) is a city and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia, located in the subregion of Eastern Antioquia. The official name of the city is Ciudad Santiago de Arma de Rionegro. Rio Negro means "Black River" in Spanish, as the city received its name after a river that looks black because of the shadows cast by trees. The river traverses the city and it is the most prominent geographical feature of the municipality. Rionegro is also sometimes called the Cuna de la democracia (Cradle of democracy) as it was one of the most important cities during the era of the Colombia's struggle for independence and the 1863 constitution was written in the city.

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Rionegro municipality