Risaralda Department

Risaralda
Data

Capital	Pereira
governor	Sigifredo Salazar Osorio (2016-2019)
surface	4,140 km²
Population (Total) - 2005 Census - Population Density	897,509 217 inhabitants / km²
urbanization	73.2%
Literacy rate	89%
Number of parishes	14th
Popular name
Important cities	Dosquebradas , Santa Rosa de Cabal
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Location of Risaralda in Colombia

The Departamento de Risaralda is a department in central Colombia . Clockwise from the north are the departments of Antioquia , Caldas , Tolima , Quindío , Valle del Cauca and Chocó .

The coffee dominates in agriculture , followed by sugar cane , bananas , cassava and maize . The industry has settled in Pereira and Dosquebradas . Vehicle accessories, building materials and textiles are manufactured and leather is processed.

The two national parks Los Nevados and Tatamá are partly located in the Risaralda area.

Administrative division

The Departamento de Risaralda consists of 14 municipalities. The population figures are based on the 2005 DANE census and extrapolated for 2018.