Rionegro

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Rionegro Santiago de Arma de Rionegro
Municipality and city
Catedral de San Nicolás el Magno
Flag Seal
Motto:  Cuna de la democracia (Cradle of Democracy)
Location of the city (Marked in red) in the Antioquia region of Colombia
Rionegro Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 6°9′18″N 75°23′20″W / 6.15500°N 75.38889°W / 6.15500; -75.38889
Country	Colombia
Departamento	Antioquia Department
Subregion	Eastern
Founded	1541
Government
• Mayor	Andrés Julián Rendón Cardona.
Area
• Municipality and city	195.9 km2 (75.6 sq mi)
• Urban	9.5 km2 (3.7 sq mi)
Elevation	2,125 m (6,972 ft)
Population  (2020 est.)[1]
• Municipality and city	142,995
• Density	730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
• Urban	90,256
• Urban density	9,500/km2 (25,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Rionegrero
Area code	57 + 4
Website	Official website (in Spanish)

Rionegro (Spanish pronunciation: [rioˈneɣɾo]) is a city and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia, located in the subregion of Eastern Antioquia. The official name of the city is Ciudad Santiago de Arma de Rionegro. Rio Negro means "Black River" in Spanish, as the city received its name after a river that looks black because of the shadows cast by trees. The river traverses the city and it is the most prominent geographical feature of the municipality. Rionegro is also sometimes called the Cuna de la democracia (Cradle of democracy) as it was one of the most important cities during the era of the Colombia's struggle for independence and the 1863 constitution was written in the city.