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El Espinal
Santa Bárbara de El Espinal
Municipality and town

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Location of the municipality and town of El Espinal in the Tolima Department of Colombia.
El Espinal
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 04°09′10″N 74°53′19″W / 4.15278°N 74.88861°W / 4.15278; -74.88861
Country  Colombia
Department Tolima Department
Founded 1754
Government
  Mayor Orlando Durán Falla
Area
  Total 217 km2 (84 sq mi)
Elevation 323 m (1,060 ft)
Population (2012)
  Total 57,273
  Density 260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Demonym Espinaluno
Time zone Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 57 + 8
Website Official website (Spanish)

El Espinal is a town and municipality in the Tolima department of Colombia. The population of the municipality was 63,859 as of the 1993 census.

The town is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Espinal.

Coordinates: 4°12′N 74°50′W / 4.200°N 74.833°W / 4.200; -74.833


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