Yarumal
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 Location of the municipality and town of Yarumal in the Antioquia Department of Colombia |
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| Country |  Colombia |
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| Department |  Antioquia Department |
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| Subregion | Northern | ||
| Elevation | 2,265 m (7,431 ft) | ||
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5) | ||
Yarumal is a municipality in the Antioquia Department, Colombia. Yarumal was founded in 1787 as San Luis de Gongora. Municipal status was granted in 1821. The current name of Yarumal comes from a local plant belonging to the Moraceae family, known in botanical Latin as Cecropia peltata L. The municipality (3 parishes and 20 villages) has an area of 724 km², 35,315 inhabitants, and its average elevation is 2,265 m above sea level.
Health
An unusually large proportion of the inhabitants suffer from early-onset Alzheimer's disease, which is caused by a genetic mutation. The genetic mutation is thought to have come from a Spanish conquistador. Approximately 5,000 residents will develop early-onset Alzheimer's. Half of the affected residents were shown to have developed symptoms by their early 40s.[1][2]
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Capital: Medellín
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