Venecia, Antioquia

Venecia, Antioquia
Municipality and town

Flag

Seal

Location of the municipality and town of Venecia, Antioquia in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Venecia, Antioquia

Location in Colombia

Coordinates: 5°57′39″N 75°44′1″W / 5.96083°N 75.73361°W / 5.96083; -75.73361
Country  Colombia
Department Antioquia Department
Subregion Southwestern
Time zone Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5)


Venecia is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia.

History

The settlement, from which later became the town, was founded on the 13 of January 1898. Venecia Municipality was isolated in a separate administrative unit in 1909.

Coordinates: 5°55′N 75°45′W / 5.917°N 75.750°W / 5.917; -75.750


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 3/28/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.