Quinchía

Quinchía
—  Town and Municipality  —
Quinchía

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Nickname(s): Villa de los Cerros, (Village of the Hills)
Location of Quinchía in the department of Risaralda.
Quinchía
Location of Quinchía in the department of Risaralda.
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Country  Colombia
Department Risaralda
Region Andean Region of Colombia
Cultural Area Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis
Founded 1888
Administrative Division
Boroughs
  • Batero
  • Irra
  • Naranjal
  • Santa Helena
Government
 • Type Strong Mayor-Council
 • Mayor Alicia Palacio Restrepo (2008-2011)
Area
 • Total 149.8 km2 (57.8 sq mi)
Elevation 1,825 m (5,988 ft)
Population (2005)Census
 • Total 31,996
 • Density 213.6/km2 (553.2/sq mi)
  According to National Department for Statistics of Colombia (DANE)
Time zone Bogotá, (Colombia). (UTC-5)
Website http://quinchia-risaralda.gov.co/index.shtml

Quinchía, also known as Villa de los Cerros (Village of the Hills), is a town and municipality in the Department of Risaralda, Colombia. In 1985 Quinchía was described as the prettiest village of Risaralda, for governor of that department. Sebastian Belalcázar was the first european to arrive to this territory.

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Municipalities in the Risaralda Department