Filandia

Filandia
Coordinates: 4 ° 40 ′  N , 75 ° 39 ′  W Filandia​ Filandia on the map of Colombia
Location of Filandia in Quindío
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Quindío
City foundation	1878
Residents	13,628  (2019)
City insignia
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
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

• Alcaldía de Filandia Quindío. Alcaldía de Filandia - Quindío, accessed on April 13, 2019 (Spanish, municipality website). 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Information on the municipality (Spanish)  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )
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).