Amagá
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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 | |||
| 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
- ↑ 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]
- ↑ "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).
External links
- (Spanish) Amaga official website
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Coordinates: 6°03′N 75°42′W / 6.050°N 75.700°W
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