Eastern Antioquia
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| Eastern Antioquia | |
|---|---|
| Oriente antioqueño | |
| ActiveGrown here in 2000 or later | |
| Hierarchy | |
| Growing Region | Cordillera Central (Colombia) |
| Geography | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Province/State | Antioquia Department |
| Coordinates | 5.95, -75.09 |
| Landscape | |
| Area | 4,650 km² |
| Terrain | Eastern slopes of the Central Cordillera; approximately the municipalities of Abejorral, Cocorná, El Carmen de Viboral, La Unión, San Carlos, San Francisco, San Luis, San Rafael and Sonsón |
| Growing history | |
| Documentation | |
| Appellations | 0 |
| Accessions | 0 |
| Conservation | |
| Populations | none documented yet |
Eastern Antioquia (Oriente antioqueño) is a cannabis growing area in the east of the department of Antioquia, in north-western Colombia, on the eastern slopes of the Central Cordillera. It is made up of the nine municipalities of the east of the department in which marijuana was eradicated between 2008 and 2018: Abejorral, Cocorná, El Carmen de Viboral, La Unión, San Carlos, San Francisco, San Luis, San Rafael and Sonsón.[1] The area belongs to the Cordillera Central (Colombia) growing region.
Eradication figures
About 54 hectares of marijuana were eradicated in the nine municipalities between January 2008 and September 2018, in 71 entries of the Ministry of Defence's open data. San Francisco accounts for about 17.5 hectares in 21 entries (2009–2018), Cocorná for about 10 hectares in 11 entries (2009–2016), Sonsón for about 8 hectares in 10 entries (2013–2016) and San Luis for 7.7 hectares in 9 entries (2013–2017). The rest is in El Carmen de Viboral (3.8 hectares), San Carlos (2.9), San Rafael (2.1), La Unión (1.0) and Abejorral (0.6). No single entry is larger than three hectares.[1]
Accessions
No accessions documented yet.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ministerio de Defensa Nacional. "Erradicación". Portal de Datos Abiertos de Colombia (dataset) (in español). Retrieved 3 November 2026.