Itagüí

Itagüí (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}pronounced [itaˈɣwi]) is a city and municipality of Colombia, located in the south of the Aburrá Valley in the Antioquia Department. It is part of the Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley. The population was estimated to be 289,994 in 2020. The population at the 2005 census was 230,272 on an area of 17.74 km2. Founded in 1743,[2] Itagüí was declared a municipality in 1832. Its name comes from (according to some historians) the name of an indigenous chief, Bitagüí. Two of Itagüí’s most iconic inhabitants include Diego Echavarría Misas and Eladio Vélez.