Caldas Department

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Department of Caldas
Departamento de Caldas
Department

Flag

Coat of arms
Caldas shown in red
Coordinates: 5°06′N 75°33′W / 5.100°N 75.550°W / 5.100; -75.550Coordinates: 5°06′N 75°33′W / 5.100°N 75.550°W / 5.100; -75.550
Country  Colombia
Region Andes Region
Established 1905
Capital Manizales
Government
 â€˘ Governor Guido Echeverry (Colombian Liberal Party)
Area
 â€˘ Total 7,888 km2 (3,046 sq mi)
Area rank 28th
Population (2013)[1]
 â€˘ Total 984,128
 â€˘ Rank 17th
 â€˘ 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 JosĂ© 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 JosĂ©
  • 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

  1. ↑ "DANE". Retrieved February 13, 2013. 
  2. ↑ Ingetec.com.co

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