Tarso is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Located at an elevation of 1,235 m (4,052 ft) above sea level, it lies in the subregion of Southwestern Antioquia.

Tarso
Municipality and town
Flag of Tarso
Location of the municipality and town of Tarso in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Tarso in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Tarso is located in Colombia
Tarso
Tarso
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 5°51′54″N 75°49′21″W / 5.86500°N 75.82250°W / 5.86500; -75.82250
CountryColombia
DepartmentAntioquia Department
SubregionSouthwestern
Elevation
1,235 m (4,052 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

History

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In 2000, in Tarso, the AUC executed Luis Emilio Corrales Londoño, the head of the community action committee El Cedrón.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Jasmin Hristov (31 July 2014). Blood and Capital: The Paramilitarization of Colombiadate=31 July 2014. Ohio University Press. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-89680-466-1.