Buriticá Postal Codes, Occidente Antioqueño, Antioquia Colombia

Postal codes for Buriticá range from 057030 to 057038 in Antioquia, Occidente Antioqueño, Colombia. The table below lists ZIP codes and postcodes for places within Buriticá.

Buriticá on the Map

The map above highlights the geographic boundaries of the Buriticá municipalities in Colombia. The postal codes listed on this page correspond to specific towns, villages, and post offices within this area.

What to Know About Buriticá

Key Facts

Buriticá is a municipality located in the western subregion of Antioquia, Colombia, known as the Occidente Antioqueño. Situated approximately 80 kilometers northwest of Medellín, the departmental capital, Buriticá occupies a strategic position in the rugged topography of the Colombian Andes. The municipality covers an area of about 383 square kilometers and has a population of around 7,000 residents according to recent estimates. Buriticá is administratively divided into several smaller corregimientos (townships) and veredas (rural districts) that spread across its mountainous terrain. Historically, the region has been significant for gold mining, with archaeological evidence suggesting pre-Columbian indigenous communities engaged in gold extraction long before Spanish colonization. Today, while mining remains an important economic activity, the municipality has diversified into agriculture with coffee, plantain, and sugarcane cultivation. The town's elevation of approximately 1,450 meters above sea level gives it a temperate climate typical of the Andean region. For those seeking detailed postal code information for Buriticá's various neighborhoods and surrounding rural areas, comprehensive data is available through regional postal services.

Neighboring Regions

* Liborina

* Sabanalarga

* Santa Fe de Antioquia

* Cañasgordas

* Giraldo