Palermo, Huila

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Palermo
Guagua
Municipality and town

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Nickname(s): Capital Marmolera de Colombia
Marble Capital of Colombia
Motto: "Por el camino del progreso"
Anthem: Himno a Palermo
Location of the municipality and town of Palermo, Huila in the Huila Department of Colombia.
Coordinates: 2°53′30″N 75°26′15″W / 2.89167°N 75.43750°W / 2.89167; -75.43750Coordinates: 2°53′30″N 75°26′15″W / 2.89167°N 75.43750°W / 2.89167; -75.43750
Country  Colombia
Department Huila Department
Subregion Subnorte
Incorporated (parish) 1690
Incorporated (municipality) 7 January 1774
Renamed 1906
Government
 • Mayor Helver Yesid Pinzón Saavedra (C)
Area
 • Municipality and town 35.63 sq mi (92.29 km2)
 • Urban 5.36 sq mi (13.89 km2)
Population (2005)[1]
 • Municipality and town 27,217
 • Density 763.8/sq mi (294.91/km2)
 • Urban 12,655
 • Urban density 2,359.9/sq mi (911.15/km2)
Time zone Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 878
Website http://www.palermo-huila.gov.co
  1. ↑ Censo General 2005 (PDF) (in Spanish), Bogotá: DANE, 2005, p. 487, ISBN 978-958-624-072-7, retrieved June 1, 2009 

Palermo is a town and municipality in the Huila Department, Colombia.

Twin Cities

Municipalities in Huila Department


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