Caldas () is a
department of
Colombia named after Colombian patriotic figure
Francisco José de Caldas
Francisco José de Caldas (October 4, 1768 – October 28, 1816) was a Colombian lawyer, military engineer, self-taught naturalist, mathematician, geographer and inventor (he created the first hypsometer), who was executed by orders of Pabl ...
. It is part of the
Paisa Region and its capital is
Manizales
Manizales () is a city in central Colombia. It is the capital of the Department of Caldas, and lies near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano.
Currently, the city is the main center for the production of Colombian coffee and an important hub for higher ...
. The population of Caldas is 998,255, and its area is 7,291 km². Caldas is also part of the
Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis
The Colombian coffee region ( es, Eje Cafetero), also known as the Coffee Triangle ( es, Triángulo del Café) is a part of the Paisa region in the rural area of Colombia. It is famous for growing and producing the majority of Colombian coffee ...
region along with the
Risaralda and
Quindio departments.
Subdivisions
Municipalities
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Aguadas
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Anserma
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Aranzazu
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Belalcázar
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Chinchiná
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Filadelfia
Filadelfia () is the capital of Boquerón Department in the Gran Chaco of western Paraguay. It is the centre of the Fernheim Colony. It is about a 5-hour drive from the capital of Asunción. With a population of about 20,000, it is the largest ...
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La Dorada
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La Merced
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Manizales
Manizales () is a city in central Colombia. It is the capital of the Department of Caldas, and lies near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano.
Currently, the city is the main center for the production of Colombian coffee and an important hub for higher ...
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Manzanares
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Marmato
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Marquetalia
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Marulanda
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Neira
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Norcasia
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Pácora
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Palestina
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Pensilvania
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Riosucio
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Risaralda
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Salamina
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Samaná
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San José
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Supía
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Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
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Villamaría
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Viterbo
Viterbo (; Viterbese: ; lat-med, Viterbium) is a city and ''comune'' in the Lazio region of central Italy, the capital of the province of Viterbo.
It conquered and absorbed the neighboring town of Ferento (see Ferentium) in its early history ...
Districts
Caldas has 6 districts.
Dams
In Caldas is the
Miel I Dam.
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Demography
The population of Caldas is 984,128 (2013), half of whom live in Manizales. The racial composition is:
*White / Mestizo (93.16%)
*Amerindian or Indigenous (4.29%)
*Black or Afro-Colombian (2.54%)
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
External links
Government of Caldas official website
{{Authority control
Departments of Colombia
States and territories established in 1905
1905 establishments in Colombia