Salgar Explained

Salgar
Settlement Type:Municipality and town
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map:Colombia
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Colombia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Colombia
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1: Antioquia Department
Subdivision Type2:Subregion
Subdivision Name2:Southwestern
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:418
Population As Of:Census 2018[2]
Population Total:15782
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:5.9617°N -75.9753°W
Timezone:Colombia Standard Time
Utc Offset:-5

Salgar (pronounced as /es/) is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia.

With a population of 15,782, as per the 2018 census, Salgar is part of the sub-region of Southwestern Antioquia.

The town was hit by a massive landslide in 2015.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Municipalities of Colombia. statoids. 26 April 2020.
  2. Web site: Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018. DANE. es . 26 April 2020.