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Medellín topographic map

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Medellín

Medellín has 16 comunas (districts), 5 corregimientos (townships), and 271 barrios (neighborhoods). The metropolitan area of Medellín lies within the Aburrá valley at an elevation of 1,500 metres (4,900 feet) above sea level and is bisected by the Medellín River (also called Porce), which flows northward. North of the valley are the towns of Bello, Copacabana, Girardota and Barbosa. To the south of the valley lie Itagüí, Envigado, Sabaneta, La Estrella and Caldas.

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Name: Medellín topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Medellín, Valle de Aburrá, Antioquia, 0500, Colombia (6.08434 -75.73355 6.40434 -75.41355)

Average elevation: 6,883 ft

Minimum elevation: 3,392 ft

Maximum elevation: 10,249 ft

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