Santa Rosa de Cabal

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Santa Rosa de Cabal
Las Araucarias Park in downtown Santa Rosa de Cabal.
Location of the town and municipality of Santa Rosa de Cabal in Risaralda Department.
Department	Risaralda
Foundation	October 13, 1853
Government
- Mayor	Carlos Eduardo Toro Avila
Area
- City	486 km² (187.6 sq mi)
- Urban	20 km² (7.7 sq mi)
Elevation	1,701 m (5,581 ft)
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Website: santarosadecabal-risaralda.gov.co

Santa Rosa de Cabal is a town and municipality in the Risaralda Department, west central Colombia, on the western slopes of the Andean Cordillera Central. It is a commercial and manufacturing centre for the fertile agricultural and pastoral hinterland. Silkworms are raised in the vicinity, and there are silver, gold, and mercury mines nearby.

[edit] External links

• (Spanish) Santa Rosa de Cabal official website

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Coordinates: 4°52′N, 75°37′W