Venecia, Antioquia Explained

Venecia, Antioquia
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 Km2:141
Population As Of:Census 2018[2]
Population Total:10280
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:5.9608°N -75.7336°W
Timezone:Colombia Standard Time
Utc Offset:-5

Venecia is a town and municipality in southwest region of the Antioquia Department, Colombia. According to the 2018 census, the population comprised 10,280 people. The town includes Cerro Tusa, a pyramid-shaped mountain, and another mountain known as Cerro Bravo.

The town was named after Venice, Italy because the area originally contained a large lagoon.

History

The settlement, from which later became the town, was founded on the 13 of January 1898. Venecia Municipality was isolated in a separate administrative unit in 1909.

References

5.9167°N -120°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Municipalities of Colombia. statoids. 30 April 2020.
  2. Web site: Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018. DANE. es . 30 April 2020.