Andino
Antioquia
Medellín

Comuna 13

Comuna 13 or San Javier is one of the 16 communes of the city of , with a population of around 160,000. The neighborhood is associated with street art performances, graffiti, bright colors, tours, and an energetic environment that showcases its resilience.
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  • Type: Suburb with 134,000 residents
  • Description: commune of Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
  • Also known as: “Commune 13 San Javier”, “Commune 13, Medellín”, “Comuna 13, Medellín”, and “San Javier”

Places of Interest

Highlights include La Floresta Park and Juan XXIII station.

Park
Photo: XalD, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Aerial lift
Photo: Omar Uran, CC BY 2.0.
Juan XXIII is a metrocable station on line J of the Medellín Metro. The station is located in the Juan XXIII neighborhood of the San Javier commune. This station covers communes 13 and 7.

Church
Photo: Mxn, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Robledo and La Candelaria.

Suburb
Photo: SajoR, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a suburb, which is situated 4½ km northeast of Comuna 13.

Suburb
Photo: [2], CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburb, which is situated 6 km east of Comuna 13.

Suburb
Photo: Albeiror24, Public domain.
is a suburb, which is situated 7 km northeast of Comuna 13.

Comuna 13

Latitude
6.2563° or 6° 15′ 23″ north
Longitude
-75.6215° or 75° 37′ 18″ west
Population
134,000
Elevation
1,549 metres (5,082 feet)
Open location code
67R6794H+G9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4949983925
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
11887300
Wiki­data ID
Q5780440
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In Other Languages

From German to Vietnamese—“Comuna 13” goes by many names.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Comuna 13”. Photo: laloking97, CC BY-SA 2.0.