Itagüí
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| Country |  Colombia |
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| Department | Antioquia Department | ||
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5) | ||
Itagüí (pronounced: [itaˈɣwi]) is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia, belonging to the Metropolitan Area of Medellín. It is also the most densely populated municipality having over 220,000 citizens within such a small area[citation needed].
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[edit] Transportation
Itagüí by far has the best transportation in all of Colombia with closeness only from Medellín and Bogotá.[citation needed] It also has two metro stations that link it directly to Medellín and other municipalities. It has a vast "colectivo" (micro-bus) and bus system which conforms very well with the needs of the city.
[edit] Economy
Itagüí is one or maybe the only municipality in Colombia aside from Envigado that has higher revenue from taxes.[citation needed] Taxes surpassing expectancies have led it to develop a great infrastructure in the last 10 years making it one of the premier cities in Colombia.
Itagüí became the site of Colombia's first motorcycle assembly plant when Auteco opened a factory there in 1962.
[edit] Other
Itagüí is also the place where the Itagüí Maximum Security prison is located. Many criminals from the FARC, Medellin Cartel and Cali Cartel are imprisoned.
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Coordinates: 6°10′N 75°37′W / 6.167°N 75.617°W
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