Salgar

Municipality and town in Antioquia Department, Colombia
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Location of the municipality and town of Salgar in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Salgar in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
5°57′42″N 75°58′31″W / 5.96167°N 75.97528°W / 5.96167; -75.97528Country ColombiaDepartment Antioquia DepartmentSubregionSouthwesternArea • Total418 km2 (161 sq mi)Population
 (Census 2018[2])
 • Total15,782 • Density38/km2 (98/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Salgar (Spanish pronunciation: [salˈɣaɾ]) 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.

References

  1. ^ "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
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