Sopetrán

Sopetrán is a town located in Antioquia, Colombia. It is home to roughly 15,053 residents. Sopetrán maps to 6.501°, -75.742° — squarely within the equatorial belt. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience cooler air and shorter growing seasons than surrounding lowlands, tempered by elevation. Public records associate its founding with 1616. That works out to roughly 68 residents per square kilometre — loosely populated. The town sits at a very high elevation of 2303 m and covers an area of about 223 km². At this altitude the town qualifies as a true highland settlement. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.

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