Bello ( Spanish: Bello ) is a city and municipality in Colombia as part of the Antioquia department. It is a suburb of Medellin , the capital of the department, and is part of its metropolitan area.
| City | |||||
| Bello | |||||
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| Spanish Bello | |||||
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| A country |  Colombia | ||||
| The Department | Antioquia | ||||
| The mayor | Carlos Alirio Munoz Lopez | ||||
| History and Geography | |||||
| Based | 1676 | ||||
| Square | 142.36 km² | ||||
| Center height | 1 310 m | ||||
| Timezone | UTC − 5 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 429 984 people ( 2012 ) | ||||
| Official language | Spanish | ||||
| bello.gov.co/Paginas/default.aspx (Spanish) | |||||
Geographical position
The city is located in the department of Antioquia , 18 km from its capital Medellin . The absolute height is 1 310 meters above sea level [1] .
The area of the municipality is 142.36 km² [2] .
Population
According to the National Administrative Department of Statistics of Colombia, the total population of the city and municipality in 2012 was 429,984 people [3] . The dynamics of the population of the city by years:
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 371 591 | 380 324 | 388,460 | 396 627 | 404,844 | 413 107 | 421 522 | 429,994 |
According to the 2005 census, men made up 47.1% of the population of the city, women - 52.9%, respectively. Racially, whites and mestizos accounted for 92.2% of the city's population; blacks - 7.7%, Indians - 0.1%. [4] . The literacy rate among people over 5 years old was 92.9%.
Notes
- ↑ Bello, Colombia Page . Fallingrain Global Gazetteer. Date of treatment June 18, 2013. Archived June 18, 2013.
- ↑ Municipalities of Colombia . Statoids.com. Date of treatment June 18, 2013. Archived June 17, 2013.
- ↑ Proyecciones de Población departamentales y municipales por área 2005 - 2020 (Spanish) . Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística. Date of treatment June 18, 2013. Archived June 17, 2013.
- ↑ Censo General 2005. Perfil Bello Antioquia (Spanish) . Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica. Date of treatment June 18, 2013. Archived June 18, 2013.