Envigado, Antioquia Department, Colombia

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🇨🇴 Envigado is a town south-east of Medellín, Colombia in the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley. It borders El Poblado, Medellín to the north, Sabaneta to the south, El Retiro and Caldas to the east, and Itagüí to the west.

Envigado is known for maintaining the traditions of the Paisa Region and for its architecture. It also has one of the highest standards of living in Colombia and according to the Colombian magazine Semana, it has the lowest rate in the country of, what the magazine calls, “people with unmet basic needs”.

Its recent history is closely associated with Pablo Escobar and the Medellin cartel. Despite its connection with Escobar, the Aburrá Valley now has one of the lowest homicide rates in Colombia: 6 for every 100,000 people,

Envigado is the hometown of the Colombian writer and philosopher Fernando González. His house, Otraparte, today is a cultural centre and museum dedicated to his memory and works.

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Economy Manufacturing is the main economic activity. This includes the Renault-Toyota assembly plant Sofasa. In addition, Envigado hosts the headquarters of Almacenes Exito, the largest chain of supermarkets of Colombia, particularly for textiles, soaps, and perfumes.

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Envigado, Antioquia Department, Colombia 

Envigado has a population of over 232,854 people. Envigado also forms part of the wider Antioquia Department which has a population of over 6,407,102 people.

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Antipodal to Envigado is: 104.433,-6.167

Locations Near: Envigado -75.5667,6.16667

🇨🇴 Medellín -75.573,6.243 d: 8.5  

🇨🇴 Bello -75.558,6.335 d: 18.7  

🇨🇴 Copacabana -75.508,6.346 d: 21  

🇨🇴 Santa Fe de Antioquia -75.817,6.55 d: 50.8  

🇨🇴 Manizales -75.55,5.1 d: 118.6  

🇨🇴 Quibdó -76.65,5.683 d: 131.3  

🇨🇴 Pereira -75.683,4.8 d: 152.5  

🇨🇴 Cartago -75.912,4.747 d: 162.5  

🇨🇴 Armenia -75.672,4.536 d: 181.7  

🇨🇴 Ibagué -75.217,4.438 d: 196.1  

Antipodal to: Envigado 104.433,-6.167

🇮🇩 Pringsewu 104.961,-5.356 d: 19907.7  

🇮🇩 Bandar Lampung 105.267,-5.45 d: 19893.2  

🇮🇩 Liwa 104.083,-5.033 d: 19883.2  

🇮🇩 Cilegon 106.011,-6.003 d: 19839.7  

🇮🇩 Serang 106.15,-6.117 d: 19825.2  

🇮🇩 Ciapus 106.467,-6.267 d: 19790  

🇮🇩 Tangerang 106.633,-6.167 d: 19771.9  

🇮🇩 South Tangerang 106.717,-6.283 d: 19762.3  

🇮🇩 Puri Kembangan 106.734,-6.188 d: 19760.7  

🇮🇩 Kapuk 106.751,-6.139 d: 19758.8  

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