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8 unusual facts about Itagüí


Bello, Antioquia

The main urban area of the Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley is located in the center of the valley and consists of the four largest cities by population: Medellin, Bello, Itagüí and Envigado.

Itagüí F.C.

They play their home games at the Metropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí stadium.

Maria Morales

Maria Carmenza Morales Rendón (born July 21, 1966 in Itagüí, Antioquia) is an athlete from Colombia, who competes in triathlon.

Medellín Metro

The city's speedy urban growth, especially since the 1960s, has filled the entire Aburrá Valley and made towns touch its borders: Bello, Copacabana, Girardota, Barbosa, Envigado, Itagüí, San Antonio de Prado, La Estrella, Sabaneta and Caldas, among others.

Sabaneta, Antioquia

It is boarded on the North by the municipalities of La Estrella, Itagüí and Envigado, on the East by the municipality of Envigado, on the South by the municipality of Caldas, and on the West by the municiality of La Estrella.

The main stream is the Medellín River, which serves as its border with the municipality Itagüí.

The Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley

The development of the Aburra Valley occurred in the 1930s after a rapid population growth that produced a conurbation of Medellín, Itagüí, Envigado and Bello.

With the industrialization the middle and higher class moved to the southern parts of the city like El Poblado, which ultimaltely reached the city of Envigado, while the working class population of Medellín reached cities to the north (Bello) and the southwest (Itagüí).


Andrés Ramiro Escobar

He noticeably scored 2 goals in both legs of the final (1 goal per each match), in which Deportivo Cali defeated Itagüí with a global score of 3–0 therefore claiming the title.

Coliseo Cubierto de Itagüí

The Coliseum of Itagüí (in Spanish Coliseo Cubierto de Itagüí) is a multi-use Coliseum in Itagüí city, Colombia.

Diego Echavarría Misas

Diego Echavarría Misas (Itagüí, 28 September 1895 – Medellín, 19 September 1971) was a prominent businessman philanthropist who donated much of his money to the municipalities of the Aburrá Valley, especially Itagüí City.

Edison Giménez

Mario Edison Giménez (born 5 April 1981 in Pedro Juan Caballero) is a Paraguayan footballer that currently plays for Colombian Primera A side Itagüí as striker.

Johan Vonlanthen

He announced the end of his active career after playing for Itagüí of the Colombian Primera División.


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