Yarumal
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 Location of the municipality and town of Yarumal in the Antioquia Department of Colombia | |||
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 Colombia | ||
| Department | Antioquia Department | ||
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5) | ||
Yarumal is a municipality in the Antioquia Department, Colombia. Yarumal was founded in 1787 as San Luis de Gongora. Municipal status was granted in 1821. The current name of Yarumal comes from a local plant belonging to the Moraceae family, known in botanical Latin as Cecropia peltata L. The municipality (3 parishes and 20 villages) has an area of 724 km², 35,315 inhabitants, and its average elevation is 2,265 m above sea level.
Unusually many inhabitants suffer from early-onset Alzheimer's disease, caused by a genetic mutation.[1][2]
References
- ↑ "Alzheimer’s Stalks a Colombian Family". The New York Times. June 2, 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Yarumal, Colombia: the largest population of Alzheimer's sufferers". The Telegraph. October 23, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
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Coordinates: 7°00′N 75°30′W / 7.000°N 75.500°W