Jerico

Jerico is a small town in . It is part of Colombia's Network of Heritage Towns, which is a collection of 17 destinations characterized by having a distinctive architecture, native culture, its own cuisine, natural environment, and for preserving part of the history and development of the country.
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  • Type: Town with 13,600 residents
  • Description: Colombian municipality of the department of Antioquia
  • Also known as: “Jericó”, “Jericó (belediye)”, “Jericó (Colombia)”, “Jericó belediyesi”, and “Jericó, Antioquia”

Jerico

Latitude
5.7915° or 5° 47′ 29″ north
Longitude
-75.7862° or 75° 47′ 10″ west
Population
13,600
Elevation
1,987 metres (6,519 feet)
UN/LOCODE
CO JER
Open location code
67Q6Q6R7+HG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9012769378
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3680317
Wiki­data ID
Q1525982
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Jerico” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Jericó”
  • Bishnupriya: “জেরিকো”
  • Catalan: “Jericó”
  • Cebuano: “Jericó”
  • Chinese: “赫里科”
  • Dutch: “Jericó”
  • French: “Jericó”
  • Galician: “Jericó, Antioquia”
  • Georgian: “ხერიკო”
  • Iloko: “Jericó, Antioquia”
  • Iloko: “Jericó”
  • Interlingue: “Jericó”
  • Irish: “Jericó”
  • Italian: “Jericó”
  • Japanese: “ヘリコ”
  • Kotava: “Jericó (Antioquia)”
  • Kotava: “Jericó”
  • Malay: “Jericó”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Jericó”
  • Persian: “خریکو (انتیوکیا)”
  • Persian: “خریکو”
  • Polish: “Jericó”
  • Portuguese: “Jericó”
  • Romanian: “Jericó, Antioquia”
  • Romanian: “Jericó”
  • Russian: “Херико”
  • Spanish: “Jericó”
  • Swedish: “Jericó”
  • Tagalog: “Jericó”
  • Turkish: “Jericó”
  • Urdu: “خی ریکو، انتیوکیا”
  • Uzbek: “Jericó”
  • Vietnamese: “Jericó, Antioquia”
  • Vietnamese: “Jericó”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Jericó”
  • Welsh: “Jericó”

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