BELLO

city, northwestern Colombia, on the Ro Porce between the Cordilleras (mountains) Occidental and Central of the Andes at 4,905 ft (1,495 m) above sea level. Formerly a commercial and manufacturing centre for a fertile agricultural region, Bello is now part of the industrial complex centring on Medelln, 6 mi (10 km) south by highway and railroad. The principal industrial activity is textile milling; brushes are also manufactured. Pop. (1973) 103,039.