Turbo, Colombia
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Turbo is a port town in Antioquia Department
, Colombia
. It is located at around 8°5′53"N 76°43′54"W. It is located on the coast of Gulf of Urabá
, 340 km. north from Medellín
(the department capital and second largest colombian city). This port city is the capital of the Urabá
region of Antioquia, Colombia.
The place where Turbo is today was known as Pisisí, but by 1741 people were already talking about Turbo. By a decree on May 11th of 1839, the central government spent one thousand pesos for a military service barracks in Turbo. On 1840 the republican president assigned one thousand "fanegadas" of uncultivated lands for the new population. It was established as a municipality in 1847.
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...
, 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...
. It is located at around 8°5′53"N 76°43′54"W. It is located on the coast of Gulf of Urabá
Gulf of Urabá
The Gulf of Urabá is a gulf on the northern coast of South America. It is part of the Caribbean Sea. It is a long narrow inlet in the coast of Colombia, close to the connection of the continent to the Isthmus of Panama. The town of Turbo lies at the southern end of the Gulf...
, 340 km. north from Medellín
Medellín
Medellín , officially the Municipio de Medellín or Municipality of Medellín, is the second largest city in Colombia. It is in the Aburrá Valley, one of the more northerly of the Andes in South America. It has a population of 2.3 million...
(the department capital and second largest colombian city). This port city is the capital of the Urabá
Urabá Antioquia
Urabá Antioquia is a subregion in the Colombian Department of Antioquia. The region is made up by 24 municipalities. Most of this region northern portion is part of the Colombian Caribbean Region bordering the Caribbean sea.-Municipalities:* Apartadó...
region of Antioquia, Colombia.
The place where Turbo is today was known as Pisisí, but by 1741 people were already talking about Turbo. By a decree on May 11th of 1839, the central government spent one thousand pesos for a military service barracks in Turbo. On 1840 the republican president assigned one thousand "fanegadas" of uncultivated lands for the new population. It was established as a municipality in 1847.