Medellín River

The Medellín River, called Porce River during most of its course, is a river that flows through the city of and its metropolitan area.
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  • Type: River
  • Description: watercourse in Colombia
  • Also known as: “Medellin”, “Medellin River”, “Porce River”, “Rio Aburra”, “Río Aburrá”, “Rio Medellin”, and “Río Porce”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include El Caney and San Pablo.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a village.

Medellín River

Latitude
6.55005° or 6° 33′ 0″ north
Longitude
-75.21644° or 75° 12′ 59″ west
Elevation
1,051 metres (3,448 feet)
Open location code
67R6HQ2M+2C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 461966871
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
Geo­Names ID
3674953
Wiki­data ID
Q2035609
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Medellín River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Medellín”
  • Bulgarian: “Меделин”
  • Catalan: “Riu Medellín”
  • Cebuano: “Río Medellín”
  • Chinese: “麥德林河”
  • Chinese: “麦德林河”
  • Chuvash: “Порсе”
  • Croatian: “Medellín (rijeka)”
  • Croatian: “Medellín”
  • Dutch: “Medellín”
  • French: “río Medellín”
  • French: “Río Medellín”
  • Galician: “Río Medellín”
  • German: “Río Medellín”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Medellín”
  • Italian: “Medellín”
  • Korean: “메데인강”
  • Lithuanian: “Medeljinas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Porce”
  • Norwegian: “Porce”
  • Portuguese: “Rio Medellín”
  • Russian: “Порсе”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Medellín (rijeka)”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Medellín”
  • Spanish: “Río Medellín”
  • Swedish: “Río Medellín”
  • Uzbek: “Medellin daryosi”
  • Welsh: “Afon Medellín”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Porcesito and Caserío Puente Gabino.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Institución educativa rural porcesito and Puente Botero.

Antioquia: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Medellín and Santa Fe de Antioquia.

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