Amagá

Also known as Amaga

Amagá () is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. It is part of the subregion of Southwestern Antioquia. The area was known for its coal and iron ore production and it hosted early iron works. Ex-Colombian president Belisario Betancur was born in this location. As of 2015, the population comprised 29,555 people.

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Settlement.name: Amagá
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality and town
Settlement.image_skyline: Parque principal de Amagá-01.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Emiro Kastos park in Amagá
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Amagá.svg
Settlement.image_seal: Escudo de Amagá.jpg
Settlement.image_map: Colombia - Antioquia - Amagá.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of the municipality and town of Amagá in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Settlement.pushpin_map: Colombia
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Colombia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Antioquia Department
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Subregion
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Southwestern
Settlement.area_total_km2: 84

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Wikidata facts

Population: 30376
Area: 84
Elevation: 1400
Official website: amaga-antioquia.gov.co/sitio.shtml
Image: Perspectiva de la Estación del Ferrocarril Camilo Restrepo. Amagá (Antioquia).JPG
Dialing code: 0057 4

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Commons category: Amagá
inception: 1788-00-00

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==Notable places== The Forge (La Ferrería) produced the first steel in Antioquia and operated from 1864 to 1931. Its ruins are now a Rural National Monument. There is also a very famous touristic place which is called "El viaducto" (the path).