Dosquebradas

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Dosquebradas
Coordinates: 4 ° 50 ′  N , 75 ° 41 ′  W
Map: Colombia
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Dosquebradas
Dosquebradas on the map of Colombia
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Dosquebradas municipality location on Risaralda map
Basic data
Country Colombia
Department Risaralda
City foundation 1844
Residents 206,692  (2019)
- in the metropolitan area 717.914
City insignia
Flag of Dosquebradas (Risaralda) .svg
Escudo de Dosquebradas (Risaralda) .svg
Detailed data
surface 70 km 2
Population density 2,953 inhabitants / km 2
height 1480  m
Waters Río Otún
Post Code 661001
Time zone UTC -5
City Presidency Diego Ramos (2020-2023)
Website dosquebradas.gov.co
Bridge between Pereira and Dosquebradas over the Río Otún
Bridge between Pereira and Dosquebradas over the Río Otún

Dosquebradas is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Risaralda in Colombia . Dosquebradas is part of the Pereiras metropolitan area , the Área Metropolitana de Centro Occidente (AMCO).

geography

Dosquebradas is located in the south of Risaralda in the Quimbaya Valley in the Central Cordillera of the Colombian Andes and borders directly on Pereira , separated from the Río Otún and connected by the bridge César Gaviria Trujillo . The city is at an altitude of about 1400 meters and has an average annual temperature of 21 ° C. The municipality borders Marsella in the north, Santa Rosa de Cabal in the east and Pereira in the south and west.

population

The municipality of Dosquebradas has 206,692 inhabitants, of whom 198,313 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019). 717,914 people live in the metropolitan area.

history

In the area of today Dosquebradas lived before the arrival of the Spaniards indigenous people of Quimbayas . Dosquebradas was founded in 1844 and initially belonged to the neighboring municipality of Santa Rosa de Cabal . In 1972 Dosquebradas received the status of a municipality, making it the youngest municipality in Risaraldas. The city is now one of the fastest growing cities in Colombia.

economy

Dosquebradas is an important industrial and commercial city that benefits from its strategic location in the center of Colombia and right next to Pereira. Dosquebradas belongs to the metropolitan area Área metropolitana de Centro Occidente and is connected to the local transport network of Pereira, in particular to the metro bus system Megabús .

Web links

Commons : Dosquebradas  - collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Dosquebradas. Alcaldía de Dosquebradas - Risaralda, accessed on April 11, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality).

Individual evidence

  1. Information on geography on the official website of Dosquebradas (Spanish) ( Memento from February 22, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  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 11, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).
  3. Information about the story on the official website of Dosquebradas (Spanish) ( Memento from February 22, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  4. Information on the economy on the official website of Dosquebradas (Spanish) ( Memento from February 22, 2015 in the Internet Archive )