Buriticá

Buriticá is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia.[1]

Buriticá
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Buriticá in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Buriticá Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 6°45′0″N 75°55′0″W
Country	Colombia
Department	Antioquia Department
Subregion	Western
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Website	http://www.buritica-antioquia.gov.co/

Demography

An 1852 watercolor by Henry Price depicting an Indian man and woman from Buriticá wearing blue and white clothing bears the notation, "Colonel Codazzi believes that this (pure) ethnic group is almost extinct."[2]

According to 2005 census data from the National Administrative Department of Statistics, the town's ethnic composition is:

• Mestizo & White (98,4%)
• Afro-Colombian (1,6%) [3]

References

1. Mapa de la Gobernación de Antioquia del municipio de Buriticá, sus corregimientos y veredas
2. Price, henry. "Buriticá Indian Male and Female, Province of Antioquia". World Digital Library. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
3. Proyecciones de Población Municipales por área