Zarzal

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Zarzal

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Location of the town and municipality of Zarzal in Valle del Cauca Department.

Department

Valle del Cauca

Foundation

1809

Government

- Mayor

Ana Cecilia Valencia

Area

- Total

362 km² (139.8 sq mi)

Elevation

916 m (3,005 ft)

Population

- Total

39,287

Website:
www.valledelcauca.gov.co/zarzal

Zarzal is a town and municipality located in the north of the department of Valle del Cauca, in Colombia. Its economy is based primarily on the extensive cultivation of sugar cane, on small and medium enterprises in the metallurgic sector and on utilities. Commerce is also of great importance, because a great number of warehouses for basic necessity goods exist in the city. A market place also exists, which serves as reference for various cities that are close by. Zarzal has a population of about 50,000 inhabitants. New city districts were constructed in the center of the city; it has now become difficult to find bare land inside the city.

[edit] Geography

The territory is mostly flat located within the valley of the Cauca River, river that flows into La Paila River. The municipality is also home to a the forest of the Caracolíes, Los Chorros, Cumba recreational park, La Paila river, Mount Caré and Mount Pan de Azúcar.

[edit] Economy

The municipality of Zarzal is one of the region with most production of sugar cane and sugar refineries. The municipality is home to two major companies; the Rio Paila Sugar Company and the Colombina Candy Facotory.

Besides the cane and sugar production other agricultural products are produced in the municipality; plantain, yuca, cotton, maize, sorghum, sugar cane, soy, grapes, papaya, passion fruit, pitaya, citrics like oranges and limes, mango, guava, avocado and chontaduro. Some 200 square kilometres are used for cattle raising and 0.1 km² for a small industrial fishing industry which produces tilapia, cachama, peacock bass and bocachico.

[edit] External links

(Spanish) Government of Valle del Cauca: Zarzal

v • d • e Municipalities in the Valle del Cauca Department

Alcalá • Andalucía • Ansermanuevo • Argelia • Bolívar • Buenaventura • Buga • Bugalagrande • Caicedonia • Cali • Calima • Candelaria • Cartago • Dagua • El Aguila • El Cairo • El Cerrito • El Dovio • Florida • Ginebra • Guacari • Jamundí • La Cumbre • La Unión • La Victoria • Obando • Palmira • Pradera • Restrepo • Riofrio • Roldanillo • San Pedro • Sevilla • Toro • Trujillo • Tuluá • Ulloa • Versalles • Vijes • Yotoco • Yumbo • Zarzal