The city is located in the center of the Aburrá Valley, in the Cordillera Central, and is crossed by the Medellín River, in the north it borders the municipalities of Bello, Copacabana and San Jerónimo; from the south with Envigado, Itagüí, La Estrella and El Retiro; in the east with Guarne and Rionegro and in the west with Angelópolis, Ebéjico and Heliconia.