Caldas () is a
department of
Colombia
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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 998,255, and its area is 7,291 km
2. Caldas is also part of the
Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis region along with the
Risaralda and
Quindio departments, which were politically separated from Caldas in 1966.
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
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La Dorada
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La Merced
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Manizales
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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
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Villamaría
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Viterbo
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Districts
Caldas has 6 districts.
Dams
The
Miel I Dam is situated in Caldas.
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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
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Departments of Colombia
States and territories established in 1905
1905 establishments in Colombia
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