Filandia

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Filandia
Coordinates: 4 ° 40 ′  N , 75 ° 39 ′  W
Map: Colombia
marker
Filandia
Filandia on the map of Colombia
Colombia - Quindío - Filandia.svg
Location of Filandia in Quindío
Basic data
Country Colombia
Department Quindío
City foundation 1878
Residents 13,628  (2019)
City insignia
Flag of Filandia (Quindío) .svg
Escudo Municipal Filandia Quindío.jpg
Detailed data
surface 109 km 2
Population density 125 people / km 2
height 1923  m
Time zone UTC -5
City Presidency José Roberto Murillo Zapata (2016-2019)
Website filandia-quindio.gov.co
Central park in Filandia
Central park in Filandia
Viewing platform in Filandia
Viewing platform in Filandia

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

geography

Filandia is at an altitude of 1923  m above sea level. NN 23 km north of Armenia and has an average annual temperature of 18 ° C. Filandia borders in the north on Pereira in the Departamento Risaralda , in the south on Circasia , in the west on Quimbaya and Ulloa and Alcalá in the Departamento Valle del Cauca and in the east on Salento and Circasia.

population

The municipality of Filandia has 13,628 inhabitants, of which 7362 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

Filandia was founded on August 20, 1878. The area was inhabited by the Quimbaya indigenous people even before the arrival of the Spaniards . In the 19th century the region was settled from Antioquia .

economy

Traditionally, agriculture is the most important branch of the Filandia economy, especially the cultivation of coffee , but also of bananas , cassava , sugar cane , fruit , pulses , ornamental plants and corn . Cattle , milk and poultry production also play an important role.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Information on the municipality (Spanish)  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / filandia-quindio.gov.co
  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).