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Caucasia is a municipality located in the subregion of Bajo Cauca Antioquia department, in Colombia. Bounded on the south by the department of Córdoba, in the east by the municipalities of Antioquia in Nechí and El Bagre, on the north by the municipality of Zaragoza, and west to the town of Cáceres, and is located 270 km from Medellín.

Caucasia
Municipality and town
Location of the municipality and town of Caucasia, Antioquia in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Caucasia
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 7°59′N 75°12′W
Country Colombia
Department Antioquia Department
SubregionBajo Cauca
Founded1886
Government
  MayorJosé Nadin Arabia Abisaad
Area
  Municipality and town1,411 km2 (545 sq mi)
  Urban
2 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 (2019 est.[1])
  Municipality and town123,304
  Density87/km2 (230/sq mi)
  Urban
85.2%
DemonymCaucasiano
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Area code57 + 4
Websitewww.caucasia-antioquia.gov.co/index.shtml (in Spanish)
On the left side of the river Cauca.

In sports they have the "Bajo Cauca F.C." that is playing in the Colombian Football Federation's Second Division.


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Geography


The municipality of Caucasia is located at the northern department of Antioquia, on the border with the department of Córdoba and the subregion of Bajo Cauca Antioquia. Its territory is a flat area with small ridges in the north and west and south. It is one of the largest municipalities in the area due to its advantageous location, near the confluence of major tributaries, such as the river Cauca and the Nechí y Paramillo National Park.

The rural area is part of the Andean area where there are heights of 50 to 500 m, in a place that is a confluence of the Paisa Region and savannah regions of Colombia, giving rise to the Chilapa culture.

The highest altitude that represents the county is the mountain of Olvido (502 m) in Puerto Colombia.


Weather


The municipality has two classes: warm tropical climates and warm mountainous wet climates, due to its location in the foothills of the Andes.

Caucasia's temperature is determined by thermal winds and rainfall, 27.4 °C, where is the urban area, which has a temperature ranging between 25 and 32 °C or 89.6F and 77F. The highest temperatures ranging between 30 and 32 °C, absolute maximum 35 °C. And the lower range around 23 °C, with absolute minimum of 21 °C. The beginning and end of the year are dry seasons, but beyond that the weather is changeable, wet at certain times from August to November. Average annual rainfall is moderate: 2,500 mm, and is not equal throughout the municipality. It rains farther south than the north.


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На других языках


- [en] Caucasia, Antioquia

[ru] Каукасия

Каукасия (исп. Caucasia) — город и муниципалитет на севере Колумбии, на территории департамента Антьокия. Входит в состав субрегиона Байо-Каука.



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