Demography
The population of Antioquia is 5,819,358 (2005 estimate), of which more than half live in the metropolitan area of Medellin. The racial composition is:
- White / Mestizo (81.66%)
- Black or Afro-Colombian (10.83%)
- Amerindian or Indigenous (7.00%)
- Gypsies (0.51%)
The local inhabitants of Antioquia are known as antioqueños. Of the five main regional groups in Colombia, the predominant group in Antioquia are known as paisa, referring to those living in the Paisa region, which covers most of Antioquia, as well as the departments of Caldas, Risaralda and Quindío.
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