Salgar
Salgar is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. With a population of 15,782, as per the 2018 census, Salgar is part of the sub-region of Southwestern Antioquia. The town was hit by a massive landslide in 2015.
- Town with about 17,800 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,400 metres (4,590 feet)
- Description: Colombian municipality of the department of Antioquia
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Latitude
5.96314° or 5° 57′ 47″ north
Longitude
-75.97914° or 75° 58′ 45″ west
Open location code
67Q6X27C+78
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Waray—“Salgar” goes by many names.
سالغارArabic
SalgarAsturian
Salgar (Colombia)Asturian
SalgarBasque
SalgarCebuano
萨尔加Chinese
薩爾加Chinese
SalgarDutch
SalgarGalician
სალგარიGeorgian
SalgarIloko
SalgarInterlingue
SalgarIrish
SalgarItalian
СальгарRussian
SalgarSwedish
SalgarTagalog
SalgarTurkish
Salgar (belediye)Turkish
Salgar belediyesiTurkish
СалгарUkrainian
СалґарUkrainian
سالگارUrdu
SalgarUzbek
SalgarVietnamese
SalgarWaray (Philippines)
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