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); 6.6 million (2010 estimate).antioquia borders the córdoba department and the caribbean sea to the north; chocó to the west; the departments of bolivar, santander, and boyaca to the east; and the departments of caldas and risaralda to the south.medellín is antioquia's capital city, and the second-largest city in the country.other important towns are santa fe de antioquia, the old capital located on the cauca river, and puerto berrío on the magdalena.it is predominantly mountainous, crossed by the cordillera central and the cordillera occidental of the andes.the cordillera central divides to form the aburrá valley, in which the capital, medellín, is located.the cordillera central forms the plateaus of santa rosa de osos and rionegro.while 80% of the department's territory is mountainous, antioquia also has lowlands in bajo cauca, magdalena medio, and eastern sonsón, as well as coastline on the caribbean sea, in urabá.this area has a tropical climate and is of high strategic importance due to its location.their origin is uncertain, as specialists believe that some came from the caribbean island, and others that they originated among peoples along the interior amazon river.antioquia was primarily populated by the carib people.some scattered groups of muisca were said to be present in the darién region (in modern-day panama), a coastal region in the far north of antioquia.but, no historical records refer to muisca in antioquia.the carib occupying territory in antioquia were known by classifications of smaller groups, called families.some of the most prominent native families in the region include the catía, nutabe, and tahamíe, who all inhabited the central region of antioquia.the quimbaya occupied southern antioquia.the historic quimbaya, carib and muisca tribes were the most prominent groups encountered by the conquistadors upon their arrival in antioquia.the quimbaya had a lot to do with the development of the department.the spaniards had a turbulent history of encounters with the carib.although the tribe was numerous and known for its warring culture, the various peoples of this family became dominated or exterminated by the spaniards in the process of conquest and colonization.as did all native americans, they suffered extremely high mortality due to newly introduced infectious eurasian diseases, to which they had no immunity.in some cases the surviving natives dispersed to evade the spanish, and some committed suicide to escape being  enslaved or subjected to forced labor.many survivors fled to the modern department of chocó.in antioquia, the natives disappeared almost completely.at present, the autochthon population of the department of antioquia scarcely reaches 0.5% of the total population, even though the vast majority of locals have a significant indigenous genetic component (26% in average).others, later pointed to  basque origins as a way to understand the population's idiosyncrasies.prominent among these, were two american historians: everett hagen and leonard kasdan.hagen looked at the telephone directory in medellin in 1957 and found that 15% of the surnames were of basque origin, finding then that employers in the percentage of surnames was up to 25%, which led him to conclude that basque settlers were very important in explaining the increased industrial development of antioquia in the colombian context.
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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.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.hagen looked at the telephone directory in medellin in 1957 and found that 15% of the surnames were of basque origin, finding then that employers in the percentage of surnames was up to 25%, which led him to conclude that basque settlers were very important in explaining the increased industrial development of antioquia in the colombian context.