Department of Caldas
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| Department of Colombia | |||||
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| Department of Caldas shown in red | |||||
| Established | 1905 |
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| Region | Andes Region | ||||
| Capital | Manizales | ||||
| Number of Municipalities | 27 | ||||
| Governor - Governor's Political Party |
Mario Aristizábal Muñoz Partido Liberal |
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| Area Total - Land - Water (% of total) |
Ranked 28 7,888 km² km² km² (%) |
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| Population - Total (2005) - Density |
Ranked 16 908,841[1] 160/km² |
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| ISO_Code | CO-CAL | ||||
| Government's Website: www.gobernaciondecaldas.gov.co |
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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.
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[edit] Municipalities
- Aguadas
- Anserma
- Aranzazu
- Belalcázar
- Chinchiná
- Filadelfia
- La Dorada
- La Merced
- Manizales
- Manzanares
- Marmato
- Marquetalia
- Marulanda
- Neira
- Norcasia
- Pácora
- Palestina
- Pensilvania
- Riosucio
- Risaralda
- Salamina
- Samaná
- San José
- Supía
- Victoria
- Villamaría
- Viterbo
[edit] Districts of Caldas
Caldas have 6 Districts:
[edit] Central Southern District
- Manizales (capital)
- Chinchina
- Neira
- Palestina
- Villamaría
[edit] Lower Western District
- Anserma (Capital)
- Belalcazar
- Risaralda
- San José
- Viterbo
[edit] Upper Western District
- Supía (Capital)
- Filadelfia
- La Merced
- Marmato
- Riosucio
[edit] Northern District
- Aguadas
- Aranzazu
- Pacora
- Salamina
[edit] Upper Eastern District
- Manzanares
- Marquetalia
- Marulanda
- Pensilvania
[edit] Magdalena Caldense District
- La Dorada (Capital)
- Norcasia
- Samaná
- Victoria
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Government of Caldas official website
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