Caldono

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Caldono
Coordinates: 2 ° 48 ′  N , 76 ° 29 ′  W
Map: Colombia
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Caldono on the map of Colombia
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Location of the municipality of Caldono on the map of Cauca
Basic data
Country Colombia
Department Cauca
City foundation 1730
Residents 34,132  (2019)
City insignia
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Detailed data
surface 380 km 2
Population density 90 people / km 2
height 1800  m
Waters Río Ovejas
Time zone UTC -5
City Presidency Paulo Andrés Piso Lozada (2016-2019)
Website www.caldono-cauca.gov.co
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Caldono is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Cauca in Colombia .

geography

Caldono is located in the Provincia de Oriente in Cauca at an altitude of 1800  m above sea level. NN , 67 km from Popayán in the Central Cordillera of the Colombian Andes . The area of ​​the municipality is mountainous and is crossed by the Ovejas River . The municipality borders on Jambaló in the east , Piendamó in the west, Santander de Quilichao in the north and Silvia in the south .

population

The municipality of Caldono has 34,132 inhabitants, of which 1498 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

The region of today's Caldono was settled by Paez indigenous people from the middle of the 16th century . The place itself was founded in 1730.

economy

The main industry in Caldono is agriculture . In particular, coffee , cassava , bananas and the fique plant are grown for the production of natural fibers .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Caldono - Cauca, accessed June 6, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality).
  2. ↑ ESTIMACIONES DE POBLACIÓN 1985 - 2005 Y PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN 2005 - 2020 TOTAL DEPARTAMENTAL POR ÁREA. DANE, May 11, 2011, accessed on June 6, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia (Excel; 1.72 MB)).