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El Poblado is the 14th commune in the metropolitan area of the city of Medellín, Colombia. According to a 2005 census the population is 94,704 distributed among its land area of 23 km2 and by the year 2015, it has a population of 128,839.〔〔 The comuna consists of 24 barrios and is located at the south-east of the city boundaries. Its western boundary with the comuna of Guayabal runs along the Medellín River; it limits to the south with the city of Envigado, to the east with the township of Santa Elena and to the north with the comunas of La Candelaria and Buenos Aires. El Poblado is also known as ''Las Manzanas de Oro'' (The Golden Apples)〔Los barrios de Medellín: (El Poblado ). El Sitio Paisa. Link retrieved May 31, 2008.〕 because it is the main center of the industrial and commercial life of the second largest economy of Colombia. The name ''El Poblado'' (The Village) derives from the first Spanish settlement of the Aburrá Valley in 1616 that was built in what is today its main square. In 1675 the Spanish administration founded another village in ''El Sitio de Aná'' (The Aná Place), today's Berrío Square, designed to become the center of the future Medellín but El Poblado instead became the main economic center during the 20th century. == History == The Spanish Francisco Herrera y Campuzano established the first European settlement in the Aburrá Valley, in what is today El Poblado Square, by a royal edict of March 2, 1616. The new village called San Lorenzo de Aburrá had a population of 80 indigenous people. A later edict stated that indigenous people, white and mestizos, could not live together and the Spanish administration moved the center to a new village in what is today the Berrio Square by 1675. El Poblado became a marginalized township until the 20th century. In 1845 the parish was given the name San José del Poblado and had a plaza, streets and land for sale.〔 At that time the most famous fincas (estates) were Provenza, Manila, Patio Bonito, Vizcaya, Castropol and Astorga that would remain in the barrio names. At the beginning of the 20th century El Poblado was a preferred place for rich families of the city to buy rural villas. At that time travel between El Poblado and Medellín was difficult but the area was attractive for the industrialists and business families that settled Barrio Prado in what is now the downtown area. With the construction of the Medellín - El Poblado Avenue, the land became valuable for urban settlements and the villas or fincas were built in Envigado. In the 1930s farming families from outlying areas came to Medellín looking for new opportunities and were attracted by the industrial revolution of the city in El Poblado. This inspired the creation of a new barrio, Barrio Lleras, financed by Banco Central Hipotecario. In the 1950s El Poblado was included in the city due to the extension of industrial activities along the Medellín River to the south. The rich families of Barrio Prado started to move to El Poblado because La Candelaria became overpopulated and the land rose in price. In the 1970s El Poblado became the place for Medellín's wealthy residents and was the second urban center; it was given the nickname ''Milla de Oro'' (Golden Mile) and the ''Zona Rosa'' was established – an exclusive tourist area for business, night clubs and general activities for locals and visitors. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「El Poblado」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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