Sabaneta, Antioquia
Sabaneta is a municipality of Colombia, located in the Aburrá Valley of the Antioquia department. It is bordered on the north by the municipalities of La Estrella, Itagüí and Envigado, on the east by the municipality of Envigado, on the south by the municipality of Caldas, and on the west by the municipality of La Estrella. It is the smallest municipality in Colombia, with an area of only 15 km². It is known as the Municipio Modelo de Colombia ("Model Municipality of Colombia") or the Vallecito de Encanto ("Charming little Valley"). The municipality owes its name to the diminutive "sabana," a Spanish word meaning "savannah". The population receives an influx of visitors on the weekends because of its reputation for having outstanding entertainment venues. History Sabaneta was initially inhabited by the Anacona indigenous peoples (aboriginals from the other side of the Aná), who settled the eastern slope, starting from the hill of Pan de Azucar. In 1750, Spanish families settled here. The Montoya, Restrepo, Vélez, Díaz, Díez, Vásquez, Guzmán, Garcés, Baena, Salazar, Mejía, Mesas, Álvarez and Soto families were the second group to populate this region. Geography Sabaneta, which sits at the south end of the Aburrá Valley, is part