Popular
Popular is a suburb in Medellín, Antioquia and has an elevation of 1,799 metres. Popular is situated nearby to the neighborhood Granizal, as well as near La Esperanza No.2.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb with 122,000 residents
- Description: commune of Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
- Also known as: “Commune 1, Medellin”, “Comuna 1”, “Comuna 1 Popular”, “Comuna 1, Medellin”, and “Popular, Medellin”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Parque Explora and Planetarium of Medellín.
Parque Explora
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Parque Explora is an interactive science museum in Medellín, Colombia, loosely modeled after San Francisco's Exploratorium. It houses South America's largest freshwater aquarium, Explora Aquarium. Parque Explora is situated 3½ km southwest of Popular.
Planetarium of Medellín
Museum
Photo: SajoR, Public domain.
The Jesús Emilio Ramírez González Planetarium of Medellín is a planetarium located in Medellín, Colombia and established on October 10, 1984. It was originally conceived by the Astronomical Society of the College of San José, led at that time by Brother Daniel, a renowned scientist, astronomer, and botanist. Planetarium of Medellín is situated 3½ km southwest of Popular.
Botanical Garden of Medellín
Garden
Photo: jlascar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Joaquin Antonio Uribe Botanical Garden of Medellín, more simply known as the Botanical Garden of Medellín, is a 14-hectare botanical garden in Medellín, Colombia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Doce de Octubre and Aranjuez.
Doce de Octubre
Suburb
Photo: Albeiror24, Public domain.
Doce de Octubre is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km west of Popular.
Robledo
Suburb
Photo: SajoR, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Robledo is a suburb, which is situated 5 km west of Popular.
Popular
- Categories: commune of Medellín and locality
- Location: Medellín, Antioquia, Andino, Colombia, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
6.2933° or 6° 17′ 36″ northLongitude
-75.5448° or 75° 32′ 41″ westPopulation
122,000Elevation
1,799 metres (5,902 feet)Open location code
67R67FV4+83OpenStreetMap ID
node 4949983924OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
11887288Wikidata ID
Q6082670
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Vietnamese—“Popular” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Popular”
- Norwegian: “Popular”
- Spanish: “Comuna 1 (Medellín)”
- Spanish: “Comuna 1 Popular”
- Spanish: “Popular (Medellín)”
- Spanish: “Popular”
- Vietnamese: “Popular, Medellín”
- Vietnamese: “Popular”
- Vietnamese: “Quận 1, Medellín”
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Localities in the Area
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