Caldas Department

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Caldas
Department of Colombia
Bandera de Caldas Escudo de Caldas
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Motto:
Location of Caldas
Capital Manizales
Governor Emilio Echeverri Mejía
Area 7,291 km²
Population
 - Total (2003)
 - Density
 
1,170,187
160 people/km²
Adjective

Caldas is a department of Colombia named after Colombian patriotic figure Francisco José de Caldas. Its capital is Manizales. The population of Caldas is 1,030,062, and its area is 7,291 km².

It make up the Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis along with other two departments.

[edit] Municipalities

  1. Aguadas
  2. Anserma
  3. Aranzazu
  4. Belalcázar
  5. Chinchiná
  6. Filadelfia
  7. La Dorada
  8. La Merced
  9. Manizales
  10. Manzanares
  11. Marmato
  12. Marquetalia
  13. Marulanda
  14. Neira
  15. Pácora
  16. Palestina
  17. Pensilvania
  18. Riosucio
  19. Risaralda
  20. Salamina
  21. Samaná
  22. Supía
  23. Victoria
  24. Villamaría
  25. Viterbo