Caldas Department
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Department of Caldas Departamento de Caldas | |||
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Department | |||
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Caldas shown in red | |||
Coordinates: 5°06′N 75°33′W / 5.100°N 75.550°WCoordinates: 5°06′N 75°33′W / 5.100°N 75.550°W | |||
Country | Colombia | ||
Region | Andes Region | ||
Established | 1905 | ||
Capital | Manizales | ||
Government | |||
• Governor | Guido Echeverry (Colombian Liberal Party) | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 7,888 km2 (3,046 sq mi) | ||
Area rank | 28th | ||
Population (2013)[1] | |||
• Total | 984,128 | ||
• Rank | 17th | ||
• Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | UTC-05 | ||
ISO 3166 code | CO-CAL | ||
Municipalities | 27 | ||
Website | gobernaciondecaldas.gov.co |
Caldas is a department of Colombia named after Colombian patriotic figure Francisco José de Caldas. It's part of the Paisa Region and its capital is Manizales. The population of Caldas is 1,030,062, and its area is 7,291 km². Caldas is also part of the Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis region along with the Risaralda and Quindio departments.
Municipalities
Districts of Caldas
Caldas has 6 Districts:
Central Southern District
- Manizales (capital)
- Chinchina
- Neira
- Palestina
- VillamarĂa
Lower Western District
- Anserma (Capital)
- Belalcazar
- Risaralda
- San José
- Viterbo
Upper Western District
- SupĂa (Capital)
- Filadelfia
- La Merced
- Marmato
- Riosucio
Northern District
- Aguadas
- Aranzazu
- Pacora
- Salamina
Upper Eastern District
- Manzanares
- Marquetalia
- Marulanda
- Pensilvania
Magdalena Caldense District
- La Dorada (Capital)
- Norcasia
- Samaná
- Victoria
Dams
In Caldas is the Miel I Dam.[2]
References
- ↑ "DANE". Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ↑ Ingetec.com.co
External links
- (Spanish) Government of Caldas official website
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