Calarcá

Calarcá
Coordinates: 4 ° 32 ′ N , 75 ° 38 ′ W Calarcá on the map of Colombia	Calarcá
	Calarcá
	Location of Calarcá in Quindío
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Quindío
City foundation	1886
Residents	79,174 (2019)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	219 km 2
Population density	362 inhabitants / km 2
height	1573 m
Waters	Río Quindío , Río Barragán
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Yenny Alexandra Trujillo Alzate (2016-2019)
Website	calarca-quindio.gov.co

Calarcá is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Quindío in Colombia's coffee-growing region (eje cafetero) . Calarcá is the second largest municipality in Quindío.

geography

Calarcá lies at an altitude of 1573 m above sea level. NN 7 km southeast of Armenia and has an average annual temperature of 20 ° C. Calarcá borders in the north on Salento , in the south on Córdoba , Buenavista and Pijao as well as Caicedonia in the department Valle del Cauca , in the west on Armenia and La Tebaida and in the east on Cajamarca in the department Tolima .

population

The municipality of Buenavista has 79,174 inhabitants, of which 61,069 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

The region was settled from other Colombian regions from the 19th century, particularly Antioquia . Calarcá was founded in 1886 and received municipality status in 1905.

economy

The main industry in Calarcá is agriculture , especially the cultivation of coffee . Tourism also plays an important role.

tourism

The butterfly zoo in the Jardín Botánico del Quindío

In Calarcá you will find the botanical garden Jardín Botánico del Quindío , which is also known for its butterfly zoo . The botanical garden was founded in 1979. The coffee festival Fiesta Nacional del Café takes place annually in Calarcá , known for its jeep parade Yipao and the beauty contest Reinado Nacional del Café .

sons and daughters of the town

Jairo Hernández (* 1972), racing cyclist

Web links

Commons : Calarcá - collection of images, videos and audio files

Alcaldía Municipal de Calarcá en Quindío. Alcaldía de Calarcá - Quindío, accessed on April 13, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality).
Jardín Botánico del Quindío. Jardín Botánico del Quindío, accessed on April 13, 2019 (Spanish, website of the Quindío Botanical Garden).

Individual evidence

↑ Information about geography on the official website of Calarcá (Spanish)
↑ ESTIMACIONES DE POBLACIÓN 1985 - 2005 Y PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN 2005 - 2020 TOTAL DEPARTAMENTAL POR ÁREA. (Excel; 1.72 MB) DANE, May 11, 2011, accessed on April 13, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).
↑ Information about the history on the official website of Calarcá (Spanish)
↑ Information about the economy on the official website of Calarcá (Spanish)
^ Jardín Botánico del Quindío. Jardín Botánico del Quindío, accessed on April 3, 2018 (Spanish, website of the Botanical Garden).
↑ En Calarcá, ya se inició la Fiesta Nacional del Café. El Tiempo, accessed April 13, 2019 (Spanish).

[1] Information about geography on the official website of Calarcá (Spanish)

[2] ESTIMACIONES DE POBLACIÓN 1985 - 2005 Y PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN 2005 - 2020 TOTAL DEPARTAMENTAL POR ÁREA. (Excel; 1.72 MB) DANE, May 11, 2011, accessed on April 13, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).

[3] Information about the history on the official website of Calarcá (Spanish)

[4] Information about the economy on the official website of Calarcá (Spanish)

[5] Jardín Botánico del Quindío. Jardín Botánico del Quindío, accessed on April 3, 2018 (Spanish, website of the Botanical Garden).

[6] En Calarcá, ya se inició la Fiesta Nacional del Café. El Tiempo, accessed April 13, 2019 (Spanish).