Fresno (Colombia)
Fresno | ||
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Coordinates: 5 ° 9 ′ N , 75 ° 3 ′ W Fresno on the map of Colombia
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Fresno parish location on Tolima map
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Basic data | ||
Country | Colombia | |
Department | Tolima | |
City foundation | 1850 | |
Residents | 29,794 (2019) | |
City insignia | ||
Detailed data | ||
surface | 208 km 2 | |
Population density | 143 inhabitants / km 2 | |
height | 1465 m | |
Time zone | UTC -5 | |
City Presidency | Carlos Andrés Cárdenas Hurtado (2016-2019) | |
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Fresno view | ||
Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro Church | ||
Street in Fresno |
Fresno is a municipality (municipio) in the department of Tolima in Colombia .
geography
Fresno is in the north of Tolima , in the province of Norte at an altitude of 1465 m above sea level. NN . The municipality borders on Marquetalia in the Departamento de Caldas to the north, Mariquita to the east, Falan , Palocabildo and Casabianca to the south, and Herveo and Manzanares in Caldas to the west .
Fresno is also called La Calle Real de Colombia (The Royal Road of Colombia) because of its location , as it is on the section of the Panamericana between Manizales and Bogotá and at the same time on the way from the Caribbean coast to the south of the country.
population
The municipality of Fresno has 29,794 inhabitants, of which 14,900 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).
Web links
- Alcaldia de Fresno - Tolima. Alcaldía del Municipio de Fresno - Tolima, accessed April 23, 2019 (Spanish, municipality website).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía del Municipio de Fresno - Tolima, accessed April 23, 2019 (Spanish, information about the municipality).
- ↑ 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 23, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).