Yarumal

Yarumal
Municipality and town
Flag of Yarumal
Official seal of Yarumal
Location of the municipality and town of Yarumal in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Yarumal in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Yarumal is located in Colombia
Yarumal
Yarumal
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 6°57′48″N 75°25′2″W / 6.96333°N 75.41722°W / 6.96333; -75.41722
Country Colombia
Department Antioquia Department
SubregionNorthern
Area
 • Municipality and town
738.3 km2 (285.1 sq mi)
 • Urban
2.55 km2 (0.98 sq mi)
Elevation
2,265 m (7,431 ft)
Population
 (2018 census)[1]
 • Municipality and town
41,542
 • Density56/km2 (150/sq mi)
 • Urban
29,049
 • Urban density11,000/km2 (30,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Yarumal is a municipality in the Antioquia Department, Colombia. The municipality (three parishes and 20 villages) has an area of 738.3 km2 (285.1 sq mi). The population was 41,542 at the 2018 census. Its average elevation is 2,265 m (7,431 ft) above sea level.

It has a minor basilica, Our Lady of Mercy, which is a parish church of architectural note.

It gave its name to the Yarumal Society for the Foreign Missions (M.X.Y./I.M.E.Y.), a Medellin-based Latin Catholic Society of Apostolic Life of Pontifical Right for Men, which despite its name is especially active in Colombian missions.

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Yarumal municipality with localities