Armenia, Antioquia
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Armenia, also known as Armenia Mantequilla (Spanish
for Butter
Armenia) to avoid confusion with other Armenias
, is a municipality
in the western region of the Antioquia Department
, Colombia
.
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
for Butter
Butter
Butter is a dairy product made by churning fresh or fermented cream or milk. It is generally used as a spread and a condiment, as well as in cooking applications, such as baking, sauce making, and pan frying...
Armenia) to avoid confusion with other Armenias
Armenia (disambiguation)
-Nation-states:*Armenia, a sovereign state in the Caucasus*Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, a former republic of USSR*Democratic Republic of Armenia, * Kingdom of Armenia , independent kingdom from 190 BC to 387 АD...
, is a municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the western region of the Antioquia Department
Antioquia Department
Antioquia is one of the 32 departments of Colombia, located in the central northwestern part of Colombia with a narrow section that borders the Caribbean Sea. Most of its territory is mountainous with some valleys, much of which is part of the Andes mountain range...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
.