Jericó, Antioquia

Jericó is a town, municipality and Catholic bishopric in the Colombian department of Antioquia. It is part of the subregion of Southwestern Antioquia. The distance reference from Medellín city, the capital of the department, is 104 km (64.6 miles).[3]

This article is about the municipality in the Antioquia. For Jericho, see Jericho (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Jericó, Boyacá.
Jericó
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Jericó in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Jericó
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 5°47′28″N 75°47′9″W
Country Colombia
Department Antioquia Department
SubregionSouthwestern
Area
 • Municipality and town193[1] km2 (74.5 sq mi)
Elevation
1,910 m (6,266 ft)
Population
 (2015[2])
 • Municipality and town12,103
 • Urban
8,460
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
WebsiteOfficial website

History

The town was founded on September 28, 1850, by pioneer Santiago Santamaría. It was established as municipality on 1851. During a territorial rearrangement on the country on 1908, Jericó became the capital of the homonymous department until 1911.[4]

Religion

Its Catedral de Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes, dedicated to Our Lady of Mercy, is the episcopal cathedral see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jericó (founded 1915, when the first cathedral was built). Due to some damages, the first church had to be replaced by the present cathedral, since 1949.[1] The town is the birthplace of Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena, canonized as saint by Pope Francis on 2013.[5]

Notable people from Jericó

Sites of Interest
  • Botanical Garden
  • Cristo Salvador viewpoint
  • Bomarzo cultural center
  • Cerro Las Nubes natural reserve and viewpoint
  • Casa Museo de Santa Laura
  • Centro de Historia
  • Museo Antropologico y de Arte (MAJA)
  • Museo de Arte Religioso[6]

References
  1. Alcaldía de Jericó. "Nuestro Municipio: Información General" Archived 2015-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
  2. DANE. "Resultados y proyecciones (2005-2020) del censo 2005. Retrieved on July 10, 2018.
  3. Medellín Travel. "Medellín Travel: Jericó". Retrieved on July 11, 2018.
  4. Marca Colombia. "Jericó: Pueblos Patrimonio de Colombia"
  5. Wyss, Jim. "Madre Laura named Colombia’s first saint", The Miami Herald, Miami, May 12, 2013. Retrieved on July 10, 2018.
  6. "Top Things to Do in Jerico, Colombia". Intentional Travelers. Retrieved 3 December 2018.


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