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| Location of the municipality and town of Caicedonia in the Valle del Cauca Department of Colombia. | |||
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Caicedonia
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| Country | Colombia | ||
| Department | Valle del Cauca Department | ||
| Established | August 3, 1910 | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 219 km2 (84.6 sq mi) | ||
| Population | |||
| • Total | 50,842 | ||
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5) | ||
Caicedonia is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia, situated about 172 km from the capital Cali. Founded in 1910 by Daniel Gutierrez, Juan Bautista Angely and a group of settlers from Antioqueño Caldenses and Tolima, it was named after Dr. Lisandro Caicedo and became a municipality in 1923. Mostly mountainous, its economy is based on agriculture and commerce, its main exports are corn, coffee, sugarcane and bananas.