Medellín

Summary

Medellín is a municipality of Colombia^[1]. Medellín ranks in the top 0.19% of municipality_of_colombia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,116 views/month, #2 of 1,026).^[2]

Key Facts

• Medellín was a member of Creative Cities Network^[3].
• Medellín is located in Antioquia^[4].
• Medellín is in the country of Colombia^[5].
• Medellín's instance of is recorded as municipality of Colombia^[6].
• Medellín's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Medellín's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Medellín's instance of is recorded as district of Colombia^[9].
• Medellín's official language is recorded as Spanish^[10].
• Medellín's shares border with is recorded as Belllo^[11].
• Medellín's shares border with is recorded as San Jerónimo^[12].
• Medellín's shares border with is recorded as Ebéjico^[13].
• Medellín's shares border with is recorded as Heliconia^[14].
• Medellín's shares border with is recorded as Angelópolis^[15].
• Medellín's shares border with is recorded as La Estrella^[16].
• Medellín's shares border with is recorded as Itagüí^[17].
• Medellín's shares border with is recorded as Envigado^[18].
• Medellín's shares border with is recorded as Rio negro^[19].
• Medellín's shares border with is recorded as Guarne^[20].
• Medellín's shares border with is recorded as Copacabana^[21].
• Medellín's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Popular^[22].
• Medellín's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Santa Cruz^[23].
• Medellín's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Manrique^[24].
• Medellín's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Aranjuez^[25].
• Medellín's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Castilla^[26].
• Medellín's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Doce de Octubre^[27].

Body

Geography

Medellín is in the country of Colombia^[5]. Medellín is located in Antioquia^[4].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include municipality of Colombia^[6], city^[7], big city^[8], and district of Colombia^[9].

History and Context

November 22, 1675 marks the founding of Medellín^[28].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Medellín include Pteronymia medellina^[29], a taxon^[30] and Aburrá Valley metropolitan area^[31], a metropolitan area^[32], in Colombia^[33].

Why It Matters

Medellín ranks in the top 0.19% of municipality_of_colombia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,116 views/month, #2 of 1,026).^[2] Medellín has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Medellín is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Medellín include Pteronymia medellina^[29], a taxon^[30] and Aburrá Valley metropolitan area^[31], a metropolitan area^[32], in Colombia^[33].