Medellín, Province of Badajoz Province, Extremadura, Spain
🇪🇸 Medellín is a village in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain, notable as both the birthplace of Hernán Cortés in 1485 and the site of the Battle of Medellín, during the Peninsular War. The second-largest city in Colombia, 🇨🇴 Medellín, was named in honour of the small village as well as Medellín, Veracruz in Mexico, two cities in Argentina, and Medellin, Cebu, in the Philippines.
The city was named after the Roman general Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius, who founded it as a military base for his operations in western Iberia, during the Sertorian War. In Latin, it was called Metellinum. Medellín is well-known because of its cultural heritage, with places like the Roman theatre, the old castle and other archelogical sites. It has an area of 65 km².
Europe/Madrid/Badajoz
Medellín has a population of over 2,276 people. Medellín also forms part of the wider Las Vegas Altas District which has a population of over 90,697 people. It is also a part of the larger Badajoz Province. Medellín is situated near Don Benito.
Twin Towns - Sister Cities Medellín has links with:
🇲🇽 Tlaxcala, Mexico🇪🇸 Don Benito 38.95
🇺🇸 Stevensville 38.967
🇪🇸 Dos Hermanas -5.928
🇪🇸 Medina-Sidonia -5.917
🇲🇦 Ksar El Kebir -5.9
🇲🇦 El-Ksar el-Kebir -5.9
🇮🇪 Castlereagh -5.856
🇪🇸 Don Benito -5.85
🇪🇸 Alcalá de Guadaíra -5.85
Locations Near: Medellín -5.95,38.95
🇪🇸 Don Benito -5.85,38.95 d: 8.6
🇪🇸 Cáceres -6.367,39.483 d: 69.3
🇪🇸 Zafra -6.411,38.419 d: 71.3
🇪🇸 Badajoz -6.967,38.867 d: 88.5
🇵🇹 Elvas -7.164,38.881 d: 105.3
🇪🇸 Palma del Río -5.283,37.7 d: 150.7
🇪🇸 Talavera de la Reina -4.833,39.959 d: 147.6
Antipodal to: Medellín 174.05,-38.95
🇳🇿 Stratford 174.283,-39.333 d: 19968
🇳🇿 Whanganui 175.05,-39.932 d: 19876.2
🇳🇿 Hamilton 175.28,-37.788 d: 19847.2
🇳🇿 Cambridge 175.467,-37.883 d: 19843.9
🇳🇿 Taupō 176.072,-38.687 d: 19837.5
🇳🇿 Palmerston North 175.61,-40.357 d: 19809.4
🇳🇿 Auckland 174.763,-36.853 d: 19773.7
🇳🇿 North Shore City 174.75,-36.8 d: 19768.3