Location: Rionegro
Antioquia Department, Colombia
Country: Colombia
Departamento: Antioquia Department
Subregion: Eastern
Founded: 1541
Government• Mayor: Andrés Julián Rendón Cardona.
Area• Total: 196 km (76 sq mi)
Elevation: 2,125 m (6,972 ft)
Population (2012)• Total: 76,023
• Density: 390/km (1,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s): Rionegrero
Area code(s): 57 + 4
Website: Official website (in Spanish)
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What to do and see in Rionegro, Antioquia Department: The Best Churches & Cathedrals
July 13, 2021 Jacquiline Darosa
Rionegro (Spanish pronunciation: [rioˈneɣɾo]) is a city and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia, located in the subregion of Eastern Antioquia. The official name of the City is "Ciudad Santiago de Arma de Rionegro" but is named after the Negro River which is the most prominent geographical feature of the municipality. Rionegro is also sometimes called the Cuna de la democracia (Cradle of democracy) as it was one of the most important cities during the era of the Colombia's struggle for independence and the 1863 constitution was written in the city.
Restaurants in Rionegro
1. Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de Chiquinquira
2. Iglesia de Cristo Sacerdote
3. Iglesia San Antonio de Pereira
4. Catedral de San Nicolas
5. Iglesia de San Francisco
Rionegro Colombia
