Amagá

Amagá
Municipality and town

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Location of the municipality and town of Amagá in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Amagá

Location in Colombia

Coordinates: 6°03′N 75°42′W / 6.050°N 75.700°W / 6.050; -75.700
Country  Colombia
Department Antioquia Department
Subregion Southwestern
Area
  Total 84 km2 (32 sq mi)
Population (2002)
  Total 26,954
Time zone Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5)

Amagá (Spanish pronunciation: [amaˈɣa]) is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. It is part of the subregion of Southwestern Antioquia. The area was known for its coal and iron ore production and it hosted early iron works.[1]

Notable places

The Forge (La Ferrería) produced the first steel in Antioquia and operated from 1864 to 1931. Its ruins are now a Rural National Monument.[2]

Notes

  1. Bell, P. L. (1921) Colombia: A Commercial and Industrial Handbook (Special Agents Series #206) Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, United States Department of Commerce, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., page 234]
  2. "Amagá: Atractivos Naturales y Recreativos" Cotelco (Asociación Hotelera de Colombia), in Spanish, accessed 17 June 2010

There is also a very famous touristic place which is called "El viaducto"(the path).

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Coordinates: 6°03′N 75°42′W / 6.050°N 75.700°W / 6.050; -75.700

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