Alejandría (Spanish for the name Alexandria) is a town and municipality in the Antioquia Department, Colombia. Part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia. Bordered to the north with the municipalities of Concepción, Santo Domingo and San Roque, on the east by the municipality of San Rafael, on the south by the municipalities of San Rafael and Guatapé, and on the west by the municipalities of El Penol and Concepción. Its capital is 90 kilometers from the city of Medellin, the capital of Antioquia department. The municipality has an area of 149 km2. History As is the case with much of eastern Antioquia, what is today Alejandria was originally inhabited by the Tahamí people. Alejandria was founded by Don Alejandro Osorio, Mrs. Procesa Delgado, Don Salvador Cordoba and Mr. Climaco Jaramillo in 1886. By 1889 were erected the village to the township of the municipality category of Guatapé by agreement of February 20 that year. Unlike what happened with almost all the municipalities of Antioquia, which were created by orders from departmental entities, the creation of Alejandria as a municipality was initiated by presidential decree from Bogota. President Reyes agreed to the requests, and by decree 304 of March 1907, created the town of Alejandria. Generalities Foundation: 1886 Erection in Municipality: Decree 304 of 1907 Founders:Alejandro Osorio, Procesa Delgado, Salvador Cordova and Climaco Jaramillo Appeals: The Pearl of Nare. Height above sea level: 1650. Temperature: 20 °C. Demonym: Alejandrinos, (Alexandrine) Rural Zones, Veredas (Spanish) Alejandria is divided into 15 Veredas: Cruces El Carbón El Cerro El Popo El Respaldo La Inmaculada La Pava Piedras Remolino San José San Lorenzo San Miguel San Pedro Tocaima San Antonio Neighborhoods of Alejandría (Urban Zone) Centenario Mirador del Nare Nudillales Quintas La Bomba Concepcion Cordoba San Pedro Bolivar Santader La cruz Villanueva Miraflores Climate Alejandria has a cool tropical rainforest climate (Af) due to altitude. It has very heavy rainfall year-round. Demographics Population Total: 4.657 inhabitants. (2018) Urban population: 2.561 Rural population: 2.096 Literacy: 99.4% (2005) Urban Zone: 99.6% Rural Zone: 99.0% Ethnography According to figures submitted by the DANE of the census 2005, composition ethnographic the municipality is: Métis & White (99.7%) Afro (0.3%) Roads It has multiple access roads from Medellin city to the municipality of Alejandria: Route Medellin - Guarne - San Vicente - Concepcion - Alejandria Completely paved road Route Medellin - Barbosa - Concepcion - Alejandria, with uncovered stretch of