Venecia is a town and municipality in southwest region of the Antioquia Department, Colombia. According to the 2018 census, the population comprised 10,280 people. The town includes Cerro Tusa, a pyramid-shaped mountain, and another mountain known as Cerro Bravo. The town was named after Venice, Italy because the area originally contained a large lagoon.

History

The settlement, from which later became the town, was founded on the 13 of January 1898. Venecia Municipality was isolated in a separate administrative unit in 1909.

Climate