Tarazá

Tarazá
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality of Taraza in Antioquia Department. Location of the municipality of Taraza in Antioquia Department.
Tarazá Location in Colombia
Coordinates:
Country	Colombia
Department	Antioquia Department
Subregion	Bajo Cauca
Founded	1953
Split from Cáceres	1979
Area
• Total	1,569 km2 (606 sq mi)
Elevation	125 m (410 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	29,406
• Density	19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone	Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5)
Website	taraza-antioquia.gov.co

Taraza is a town and municipality in the Bajo Cauca subregion of Antioquia Department, Colombia. It lies 222 kilometres (138 mi) from the city of Medellín, the departmental capital, and has a land area of 1,569 square kilometres (606 sq mi). The municipality was separated from the municipality of Cáceres in 1979.

In April 2008, 24 people were arrested, 40 were injured and at least one was killed in farmers' protests, instigated by FARC, against the eradication of the coca crop in the local area. In the aftermath of this, the municipality declared a humanitarian crisis.