Salgar

Salgar is a town and municipality in the department of . 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.

Salgar

Latitude
5.9671° or 5° 58′ 2″ north
Longitude
-75.9875° or 75° 59′ 15″ west
Population
15,800
Elevation
1,387 metres (4,551 feet)
Open location code
67Q6X287+R2
Geo­Names ID
3670351
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Waray—“Salgar” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Salgar
  • Cebuano: Salgar
  • Chinese: 薩爾加
  • Dutch: Salgar
  • French: Salgar
  • Georgian: სალგარი
  • Iloko: Salgar
  • Interlingue: Salgar
  • Irish: Salgar
  • Italian: Salgar
  • Kotava: Salgar
  • Malay: Salgar
  • Min Nan Chinese: Salgar
  • Persian: سالگار
  • Polish: Salgar
  • Portuguese: Salgar
  • Romanian: Salgar
  • Russian: Сальгар
  • Spanish: Municipio de Salgar
  • Swedish: Salgar
  • Tagalog: Salgar
  • Turkish: Salgar
  • Ukrainian: Салґар
  • Vietnamese: Salgar
  • Waray (Philippines): Salgar

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