Necoclí

Necoclí
Necoclí
Municipality and town
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	Location of the municipality and town of Necoclí in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
	Necoclí Location in Colombia
	Coordinates: 8°25′0″N 76°47′0″W / 8.41667°N 76.78333°W
Country	Colombia
Department	Antioquia Department
Subregion	Urabá
Population (2020 est.)
• Total	70,824
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Necoclí is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. It is on the eastern shore of the Gulf of Urabá.

It was founded as a Spanish city called San Sebastián de Buena Vista. One of Colombia's oldest towns, it was founded in 1509^[2] by Pedro de Heredia who died in 1555.

Some early reports of the town can be found in chapter 9 of Pedro de Cieza de León's Crónica del Perú: primera parte.

The town is served by Necoclí Airport.

References

^ "Resultados y proyecciones (2005-2020) del censo 2005". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
^ http://colombiareports.com/travel-in-colombia/caribbean/16133-necocli-crabs-coconuts-and-volcano-swimming.html

El Tiempo; Necoclí, la tierra a donde llegaron los conquistadores

8°25′N 76°47′W / 8.417°N 76.783°W / 8.417; -76.783

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[Censo-1] "Resultados y proyecciones (2005-2020) del censo 2005". Retrieved 12 April 2020.

[2] ttp://colombiareports.com/travel-in-colombia/caribbean/16133-necocli-crabs-coconuts-and-volcano-swimming.html

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