Yarumal

Yarumal

Yarumal

Town in Antioquia Department, Colombia

Yarumal is a municipality in the Antioquia Department, Colombia. The municipality (three parishes and 20 villages) has an area of 738.3 km2 (285.1 sq mi). The population was 41,542 at the 2018 census. Its average elevation is 2,265 m (7,431 ft) above sea level.

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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.[2][3]

Climate

Yarumal has a subtropical highland climate (Cfb). It has heavy rainfall year round.

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Notable people

See also

References

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    Citypopulation.de Population of Yarumal municipality with localities
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    Lalli, Matthew A.; Cox, Hannah C.; Arcila, Mary L.; Cadavid, Liliana; Moreno, Sonia; Garcia, Gloria; Madrigal, Lucia; Reiman, Eric M.; Arcos-Burgos, Mauricio (2014-10-01). "Origin of the PSEN1 E280A mutation causing early-onset Alzheimer's disease". Alzheimer's & Dementia. 10 (5 Suppl): S277–S283.e10. doi:10.1016/j.jalz.2013.09.005. ISSN 1552-5279. PMC 4019728. PMID 24239249.
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    Reitz, Christiane (2015-03-01). "Genetic diagnosis and prognosis of Alzheimer's disease: challenges and opportunities". Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics. 15 (3): 339–348. doi:10.1586/14737159.2015.1002469. ISSN 1744-8352. PMC 4677675. PMID 25634383.
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    "Yarumal climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Yarumal weather averages - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org.

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