Sabaneta, Antioquia

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Sabaneta, Antioquia
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Sabaneta, Antioquia in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Sabaneta, Antioquia Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 6°09′N 75°36′W / 6.150°N 75.600°W / 6.150; -75.600
Country	Colombia
Department	Antioquia Department
Founded	1903
Government
• Mayor	Santiago Montoya
Area
• Municipality and town	15 km2 (6 sq mi)
• Urban	4.53 km2 (1.75 sq mi)
Elevation	1,550 m (5,090 ft)
Population  (2018 census)[1]
• Municipality and town	82,375
• Density	5,500/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
• Urban	70,401
• Urban density	16,000/km2 (40,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Sabaneteño
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Area code	57 + 4
Website	Official website (in Spanish)

Sabaneta is a municipality of Colombia, located in the Aburrá Valley of the Antioquia department. It is bordered on the north by the municipalities of La Estrella, Itagüí and Envigado, on the east by Envigado, on the south by Caldas, and on the west by La Estrella.

It is the smallest municipality in Colombia, with an area of only 15 km². It is known as the Municipio Modelo de Colombia ("Model Municipality of Colombia") or the Vallecito de Encanto ("Charming little Valley"). The municipality owes its name to the diminutive "sabana," a Spanish word meaning "savannah".^{[citation needed]}

The population receives an influx of visitors on the weekends because of its reputation for having outstanding entertainment venues.