El Carmen de Viboral

El Carmen de Viboral
Municipality and town
Seat of University of Antioquia
Flag Seal
Motto(s):  Dios, patria y trabajo
Anthem: Himno al Carmen de Viboral
Location of the municipality of Carmen de Viboral in the Antioquia Department
El Carmen de Viboral Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 6°5′N 75°20′W
Country	Colombia
Region	Andean Region
Department	Antioquia Department
Subregion	Eastern
Area
• Municipality and town	423.6 km2 (163.6 sq mi)
• Urban	3.07 km2 (1.19 sq mi)
Elevation	2,150 m (7,050 ft)
Population  (2020 est.)
• Municipality and town	62,581
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
• Urban	37,196
• Urban density	12,000/km2 (31,000/sq mi)

El Carmen de Viboral is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. In 2020, the population was estimated to be 62,581. It is part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia. El Carmen de Viboral is a small town that specializes in ceramics. Many shops allow visitors to see how ceramics and other handicrafts are made. It is located 54 km (34 mi) away from Medellín, the capital city of the Antioquia department.

Ceramics

El Carmen de Viboral is well known for its handcraft ceramics. Which date back to the 19th century (1870-1880) when Eliseo Pareja arrived and found the richness of the region in terms of feldspar and quartz, which are fundamental minerals in the fabrication of ceramics. The ceramics of El Carmen de Viboral combined the indigenous and Spaniard tradition plus the American aspirations. They are unique to the region and the world. No two ceramic pieces are the same, as everything is uniquely hand painted.