Jericó
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Jericó is a town and municipality
in the Colombia
n department
of Antioquia
. It is part of the subregion of Southwestern Antioquia
. The town is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jericó.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n department
Departments of Colombia
Colombia is an unitary republic formed by thirty-two departments and a Capital District . Each department has a Governor and a Department Assembly , elected by popular vote for a four-year period. The governor cannot be re-elected in consecutive periods...
of Antioquia
Antioquia Department
Antioquia is one of the 32 departments of Colombia, located in the central northwestern part of Colombia with a narrow section that borders the Caribbean Sea. Most of its territory is mountainous with some valleys, much of which is part of the Andes mountain range...
. It is part of the subregion of Southwestern Antioquia
Southwestern Antioquia
Southwestern Antioquia is a subregion in the Colombian Department of Antioquia. The region is made up of 24 municipalities.-Municipalities:* Amagá* Andes* Angelópolis* Betania* Betulia* Caicedo* Caramanta* Ciudad Bolívar* Concordia* Fredonia...
. The town is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jericó.