Rionegro, Antioquia

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Santiago de Arma de Rionegro
Flag of Santiago de Arma de Rionegro
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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
Departamento Antioquia
Region Eastern Antioquia
Government
 - Mayor Hernan de Jesús Ospina
Elevation 2,125 m (6,972 ft)
Population (2002)
 - Total 91,410
 - Density 466/km² (1,206.9/sq mi)
Website: Government of Rionegro official website

Rionegro is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia, located in the subregion of Eastern Antioquia. The official name of the municipality is "Santiago de Arma de Rionegro". The city is surrounded in the north by the municipalities of Guarne and San Vicete, in the east by the municipalities of Marinilla and El Carmen de Viboral, in the south by the municipality of La Ceja, and in the west by the municipalities of El Retiro and Medellin.

Rionegro is 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 1886 constitution was written in the town.

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The town is home to the Deportivo Rionegro football soccer team.

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Coordinates: 6.155° N 75.389° W