Manizales

Manizales
Coordinates: 5 ° 4 ′  N , 75 ° 29 ′  W Manizales​ Manizales on the map of Colombia
Location of the municipality of Manizales on the map of Caldas
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Caldas
City foundation	1849
Residents	401,398  (2019)
City insignia
Detailed data
surface	508 km 2
Population density	790 inhabitants / km 2
height	2160  m
Post Code	170001-170017
prefix	0057 68
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Carlos Mario Marín Correa (2020-2023)
Website	www.manizales.gov.co

Manizales is a municipality ( municipio ) in central Colombia and the capital of the department of Caldas . The city is located in the main coffee-growing area within sight of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano .

geography

Manizales is located in the south of Caldas in the sub-region Centrosur and lies in the central cordillera of the Andes . Neira borders the municipality in the north , Marulanda and Herveo in Tolima in the east, Villamaría in the south and Chinchiná , Palestina and Anserma in the west .

Manizales is the capital of one of the smallest Colombian departments. The city has an "abrupt topography" with many ridges and steep slopes which, coupled with the area's seismic instability, have required architectural adjustments and public works to make the city safer. Although Manizales has these topographical difficulties, there are fertile soils and many coffee plantations around it. The city is located in the northern part of the Colombian coffee-growing region ("Eje Cafetero"), near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano , which is 5,321 meters (17,457.3 ft) high.

population

The municipality of Manizales has 401,398 inhabitants, of which 373,815 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

Quimbaya settled there in pre-Columbian times . Manizales was founded in 1849 by 20 Antioquians and was rebuilt as a modern city after a devastating fire in 1925, including the Cathedral of Manizales .

On April 11, 1900, the Roman Catholic diocese of Manizales was founded. On May 10, 1954, it was raised to the Archdiocese of Manizales .

economy

The city's economic focus is on coffee, cocoa and gold , as well as the textile, match, shoe, beverage and pharmaceutical industries.

Education and culture

Cable car station

There are several universities in Manizales, including the Universidad Nacional de Colombia and, since 1943, the State University of Caldas. A theater festival has been held in Manizales every year since 1968. In addition to the gold museum, there are also numerous university museums, including B. the Archaeological Museum, Geological Museum or the Art Museum with works by David Manzur .

Attractions

Some of the city's most famous attractions include:

• Gold Museum of the Banco de la República
• Natural History Museum of the Universidad de Caldas
• Art Museum of the Universidad de Caldas
• Archaeological Museum of the Universidad de Caldas
• Botanical garden of the Universidad de Caldas
• Manizales Cathedral , the third highest in South America at 113 meters
• Nevado del Ruiz
• Los Nevados National Park
• El Recinto del Pensamiento
• Los Yarumos
• Termales del Ruiz
• Termales del Otun

Cityscape

Sports

The Manizales-based football club Once Caldas won the Copa Libertadores in 2004 .

Town twinning

Manizales has twinned cities with:

• Rosario , Argentina
• Montreal , Quebec, Canada
• Lisbon , Portugal
• Oxford , England
• Barcelona , Spain
• Valencia , Spain
• Bayamón , Puerto Rico, USA

sons and daughters of the town

• Maruja Vieira (* 1922), poet and journalist
• Jorge García Isaza (1928–2016), Apostolic Prefect (1989–2000) and Vicar (2000–2003) of Tierradentro
• Augusto Aristizábal Ospina (1928–2004), Bishop of Jericó
• Olavio López Duque (1932–2013), Bishop and Vicar Apostolic of Casanare
• Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo (* 1934), Old Archbishop of Medellín
• Carlos-Enrique Ruiz (* 1943), poet
• Simón Vélez (* 1949), architect
• Arturo Escobar (* 1952), anthropologist
• Néstor García (1954–1993), volcanologist
• Alejandro Cortés (* 1977), former racing cyclist
• Carolina la O (* 1979), singer and actress
• Elkin Soto (* 1980), football player

Climate table

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Manizales Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 22.0 22.0 22.0 21.5 21.2 21.1 21.6 21.7 21.2 20.7 20.8 21.3 O 21.4 Min. Temperature (° C) 11.2 11.5 11.9 12.3 12.5 12.4 12.0 12.0 11.9 11.8 11.6 11.3 O 11.9 Precipitation ( mm ) 98 92 134 167 154 91 64 75 138 190 167 125 Σ 1,495 Rainy days ( d ) 14th 15th 20th 23 24 20th 17th 17th 20th 25th 20th 16 Σ 231 T e m p e r a t u r 22.0 11.2 22.0 11.5 22.0 11.9 21.5 12.3 21.2 12.5 21.1 12.4 21.6 12.0 21.7 12.0 21.2 11.9 20.7 11.8 20.8 11.6 21.3 11.3 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Source: IDEAM

Web links

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

• Alcaldia de Manizales. Alcaldía de Manizales - Caldas, accessed on June 4, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Manizales). 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ESTIMACIONES DE POBLACIÓN 1985 - 2005 Y PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN 2005 - 2020 TOTAL DEPARTAMENTAL POR ÁREA. DANE, May 11, 2011, accessed on February 1, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia (Excel; 1.72 MB)). 
2. ↑ Historia de Manizales. Alcaldía de Manizales - Caldas, accessed February 1, 2019 (Spanish, information on the history of the municipality).