Envigado
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 Location o the municipality an toun o Envigado in the Antioquia Depairtment o Colombie | |
  Envigado Location in Colombie | |
| Coordinates: 6°10′19″N 75°34′49″W / 6.17194°N 75.58028°W | |
| Kintra |  Colombie |
| Depairtment | Antioquia |
| Foondit | 1775 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Hector Londoño Restrepo |
| Area | |
| • Ceety | 78.78 km2 (30.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1675 m (5,495 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Ceety | 199,276 |
| • Density | 2,500/km2 (6,600/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,312,165 |
| Demonym(s) | Envigadeño |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombie Staundart Time) |
| Area code(s) | 57 + 4 |
| Website | Official website (in Spaingie) |
Envigado is a ceety o Colombie in Antioquia, locatit at the sooth o the Valle de Aburrá an belangin tae the Área Metropolitana del Valle de Aburrá. It haes limits at its north wi El Poblado, Medellín; at its sooth wi Sabaneta; at its east wi El Retiro an Caldas an at wast wi Itagüí. The oreegin o its name is unkent, but some researchers associatit it wi "beam" (viga in Spainyie). It is the ceety o the Colombie filosofer Fernando González an aw. His hoose, Otraparte, is the day a cultural centre an museum dedicatit tae his memory an wirks.
Envigado is famous for keepin the paisa tradeetions an airchitectur an aw, ane o the best staundart o livin in Colombie an for its promisin fitbaa team: Envigado Futbol Club.
Demografics[eedit | eedit soorce]
The population at the 1993 census wis 115,484; in 2005 it haed a population o 175,337 inhabitants.
History[eedit | eedit soorce]
Foondit in 1775, Envigado wis declared a municipality in 1814. Its name comes frae the lairge trees that wur ance foond thare an which wur uised for the rafters (vigas) in constructin hooses.
Economy[eedit | eedit soorce]
The principal economic activity is manufacturin: Envigado boasts a great an modren industrie. Amang the maist ootstaundin locally-based companies is the Renault-Toyota assembly plant Sofasa. In addition, Envigado hosts the heidquairters o Almacenes Exito, the lairgest chain o supermercats o Colombie, pairticularly for textiles, soaps an perfumes.
Sports[eedit | eedit soorce]
Envigado is hame tae a fitbaa team cried Envigado Fútbol Club which plays in the Colombie first diveesion.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
Freemit airtins[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Ceety o Envigado Municipal Govrenment Archived 2017-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Mi Pueblo, Envigado Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
