antioquia_department | country | colombia <tsp> bandeja_paisa | region | antioquia_department <sep> antioquia (spanish pronunciation: [anˈtjokja] (listen)) is one of the 32 departments of colombia, located in the central northwestern part of colombia with a narrow section that borders the caribbean sea most of its territory is mountainous with some valleys, much of which is part of the andes mountain range antioquia has been part of many territorial divisions of former countries created within the present-day territory of colombia prior to adoption of the colombian constitution of 1886, antioquia state had its own sovereign government the department covers an area of 63,612 km2 (24,427 sq mi), and has a population of 5,819,358 (2006 estimate); 66 million (2010 estimate) 
bandeja paisa comes from the antioquia department of colombia.colombia antioquia department covers an area of 63,612 km2 (24,427 sq mi)