Yarumal
{{Short description|Town in Antioquia Department, Colombia}}
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Yarumal is a municipality in the Antioquia Department, Colombia. The municipality (three parishes and 20 villages) has an area of {{cvt|738.3|km2|sqmi}}. The population was 41,542 at the 2018 census. Its average elevation is {{cvt|2,265|m|ft}} above sea level.
It has a minor basilica, Our Lady of Mercy, which is a parish church of architectural note.
It gave its name to the Yarumal Society for the Foreign Missions (M.X.Y./I.M.E.Y.), a Medellin-based Latin Catholic Society of Apostolic Life of Pontifical Right for Men, which despite its name is especially active in Colombian missions.
History
Yarumal was founded in 1787 as San Luis de Gongora. Municipal status was granted in 1821.
= Name =
The current name of Yarumal comes from a local plant of the family Moraceae, known in botanical Latin as Cecropia peltata L.
Health
{{See also|Alzheimer's disease in the Hispanic/Latino population#PSEN1 gene}}
An unusually large proportion of the inhabitants suffer from early-onset Alzheimer's disease, which is caused by the gene mutation E280A. 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.{{Cite journal|title = Origin of the PSEN1 E280A mutation causing early-onset Alzheimer's disease|journal = Alzheimer's & Dementia|date = 2014-10-01|issn = 1552-5279|pmc = 4019728|pmid = 24239249|pages = S277–S283.e10|volume = 10|issue = 5 Suppl|doi = 10.1016/j.jalz.2013.09.005|first1 = Matthew A.|last1 = Lalli|first2 = Hannah C.|last2 = Cox|first3 = Mary L.|last3 = Arcila|first4 = Liliana|last4 = Cadavid|first5 = Sonia|last5 = Moreno|first6 = Gloria|last6 = Garcia|first7 = Lucia|last7 = Madrigal|first8 = Eric M.|last8 = Reiman|first9 = Mauricio|last9 = Arcos-Burgos}}{{Cite journal|title = Genetic diagnosis and prognosis of Alzheimer's disease: challenges and opportunities|journal = Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics|date = 2015-03-01|issn = 1744-8352|pmid = 25634383|pages = 339–348|volume = 15|issue = 3|doi = 10.1586/14737159.2015.1002469|first = Christiane|last = Reitz|pmc=4677675}}
Climate
Yarumal has a subtropical highland climate (Cfb). It has heavy rainfall year round.
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|location = Yarumal
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|Jan high C = 21.0
|Feb high C = 21.2
|Mar high C = 21.4
|Apr high C = 21.4
|May high C = 21.0
|Jun high C = 21.1
|Jul high C = 21.6
|Aug high C = 21.3
|Sep high C = 20.8
|Oct high C = 19.9
|Nov high C = 20.0
|Dec high C = 21.3
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|Jan mean C = 15.5
|Feb mean C = 15.8
|Mar mean C = 16.1
|Apr mean C = 16.5
|May mean C = 16.3
|Jun mean C = 16.2
|Jul mean C = 16.1
|Aug mean C = 15.9
|Sep mean C = 15.7
|Oct mean C = 15.3
|Nov mean C = 15.3
|Dec mean C = 15.2
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|Jan low C = 10.0
|Feb low C = 10.4
|Mar low C = 10.9
|Apr low C = 11.6
|May low C = 11.7
|Jun low C = 11.3
|Jul low C = 10.6
|Aug low C = 10.5
|Sep low C = 10.6
|Oct low C = 10.8
|Nov low C = 10.6
|Dec low C = 9.2
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|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 83.7
|Feb rain mm = 147.2
|Mar rain mm = 167.9
|Apr rain mm = 346.6
|May rain mm = 441.2
|Jun rain mm = 381.9
|Jul rain mm = 355.9
|Aug rain mm = 382.3
|Sep rain mm = 381.7
|Oct rain mm = 418.1
|Nov rain mm = 307.0
|Dec rain mm = 152.4
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|Jan rain days = 10
|Feb rain days = 13
|Mar rain days = 14
|Apr rain days = 21
|May rain days = 25
|Jun rain days = 22
|Jul rain days = 22
|Aug rain days = 22
|Sep rain days = 22
|Oct rain days = 25
|Nov rain days = 21
|Dec rain days = 15
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Notable people
- Jhon Jairo Velásquez (1962-2020), Medellin cartel hitman and You Tube personality
See also
- Yarumal climbing salamander, indigenous in Colombia
References
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{{Department of Antioquia}}
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Category:Municipalities of Antioquia Department
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