Proper noun
Antioquia
A department of Colombia.
Similarly, according to departmental (state) government statistics, Antioquia has risen to second-place in national rankings of “competitiveness” among the 22 departments in Colombia. Source: Internet
Grenades were launched against the Colombian Army in Puerto Valdivia (Antioquia), and an ELN sniper injured a soldier during an ambush in the mountainous Catatumbo region, Norte de Santander department. Source: Internet
Antioquia, where Medellín is located, is the department that reported the largest number of victims in the conflict during the past 30 years – 1.2 million of a total of six million – according to the Colombian government’s Victims Unit. Source: Internet
Jhon Jairo Delgado Bastidas, who was assigned to provide security in Antioquia, was killed in the incident, the army said. Source: Internet
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Of that total, COP$1.7 trillion (US$596 million) went into the continuing construction of the US$5 billion, 2.4-gigawatt “Hidroituango” hydroelectric plant in Antioquia, due for initial start-up at year-end 2018. Source: Internet