Necoclí

Necoclí
Municipality and town

Location of the municipality and town of Necoclí in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Country  Colombia
Department Antioquia Department
Time zone Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5)

Necoclí is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. It was originally founded as a Spanish city called San Sebastián de Buena Vista. One of Colombia's oldest towns, it was founded 1509[1] by Pedro de Heredia who died in 1555, but the city lives on.

Some early reports of the town can be found in chapter 9 of Pedro de Cieza de León's Crónica del Perú: primera parte.

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Coordinates: 8°25′N 76°47′W / 8.417°N 76.783°W