Caldas Department

Department of Caldas
Departamento de Caldas
Department

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Coat of arms

Caldas shown in red

Topography of the department
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
 • Governor Guido Echeverri Piedrahita (2016-2019)
Area
 • Total 7,888 km2 (3,046 sq mi)
Area rank 28th
Population (2013)[1]
 • Total 984,128
 • Rank 17th
 • 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 José de Caldas. It is 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

Lower Western District

Upper Western District

Northern District

Upper Eastern District

Magdalena Caldense District

Dams

In Caldas is the Miel I Dam.[2]

Demography

The population of Caldas is 984,128 (2013), half of whom live in Manizales.. The racial composition is:


The local inhabitants of Caldas are known as caldenses. Of the five main regional groups in Colombia, the predominant group in Caldas are known as paisa, referring to those living in the Paisa region, which covers most of Antioquia, as well as the departments of Caldas, Risaralda and Quindío.

References

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