Bello, Antioquia
Bello
Bello | |
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Municipality and City | |
| Municipality of Bello | |
Center of the city | |
| Nickname(s): ・Marco Fidel Suárez's Cradle
・Cacique Niquia's Empire | |
| Motto: City of progress | |
| Anthem: Himno de Bello (Bello's Anthem) | |
Location of the municipality and town of Bello, Antioquia in the Antioquia Department of Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 6°20′N 75°34′W / 6.333°N 75.567°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Founded | 1676 |
| Founded by | Gaspar de Rodas |
| Named after | Andrés Bello |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lorena Gónzales Ospina 2024-2027 |
| Area | |
| 147.8 km2 (57.1 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 22.07 km2 (8.52 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,310 m (4,300 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
| 481.901 | |
• Estimate (2024) | 588.462 |
| • Density | 3.3/km2 (8.4/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 562.880 |
| • Urban density | 26/km2 (66/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,312,165 |
| Demonym | Bellanita |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Area code | 57 + |
| Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
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Bello (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbeʎo], [ˈbeʝo]) is a city and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia and a suburb of Medellín, the department capital. Bello is part of the Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley in the department of Antioquia. It is bordered on the north by the municipality of San Pedro de los Milagros, on the east by the municipality of Copacabana, on the south by the municipality of Medellín and on the west by the municipalities of Medellín and San Jerónimo.
It is the center of the development in the north of the Aburrá Valley (Spanish: Valle de Aburrá), and as a member of the Metropolitan Area of Aburrá Valley, or AMVA (Spanish: Área Metropolitana del Valle de Aburrá), some public services are regulated for the Metropolitan Area. There are several nicknames for the municipality: Imperio del Cacique Niquia (Cacique Niquia's Empire), Cuna de Marco Fidel Suárez ("Marco Fidel Suárez's cradle"), "Ciudad de los artistas" ("Artist's city").