Necoclí
Necoclí | |
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Municipality and town | |
Location of the municipality and town of Necoclí in the Antioquia Department of Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 8°25′0″N 76°47′0″W / 8.41667°N 76.78333°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Antioquia Department |
| Subregion | Urabá |
| Population (2020 est.) | |
• Total | 70,824 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
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Necoclí is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Located on the eastern shore of the Gulf of Urabá, it is part of the Urabá Antioquia sub-region. The population is predominantly Afro-Colombian.
It was founded as a Spanish city called San Sebastián de Buena Vista. One of Colombia's oldest towns, it was founded in 1509 by Pedro de Heredia, who died in 1555.
Some early reports of the town can be found in chapter 9 of Pedro Cieza de León's Crónica del Perú (1553).
Necoclí Airport is a general aviation airport, without scheduled flights. Buses link the town with Cartagena, the department capital of Medellín, and other points. There are scheduled launches to two towns without road access, Capurganá and Acandí, across the gulf and near the Panamanian border.