Risaralda Department
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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.
local community | Population 2018 |
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Apía | 19,426 |
Balboa | 6.333 |
Belén de Umbría | 27,728 |
Dosquebradas | 204,739 |
Guática | 15,169 |
La Celia | 8,544 |
La Virginia | 32,265 |
Marsella | 23,917 |
Mistrató | 16,595 |
Pereira | 476,636 |
Pueblo Rico | 13,817 |
Quinchía | 33,941 |
Santa Rosa de Cabal | 72,836 |
Santuario | 15,821 |
Individual evidence
Web links
- Website of the department (Spanish)