ENVIGADO

city, Antioquia departamento, northwestern Colombia. It is situated near the Porce River, between the Occidental and Central ranges of the Andes Mountains, at an elevation of 5,085 feet (1,550 m) above sea level. Formerly a commercial and manufacturing centre for a fertile agricultural and pastoral area, Envigado is now part of the industrial complex centring on the department capital of Medelln, 6 miles (10 km) north by highway. Its principal industry is textile manufacturing. Pop. (1985) 88,133; (1995 est.) 109,240.