Manzanares (Colombia)

Manzanares
Coordinates: 5 ° 15 ′ N , 75 ° 9 ′ W Manzanares on the map of Colombia	Manzanares
	Manzanares
	Location of the municipality of Manzanares on the map of Caldas
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Caldas
City foundation	1864
Residents	22,623 (2019)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	210 km 2
Population density	108 people / km 2
height	1871 m
Post Code	173020-173028
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Carlos Enrique Botero Álvarez (2016-2019)
Website	www.manzanares-caldas.gov.co

Manzanares is a municipality ( municipio ) in the department of Caldas in the coffee growing region of Colombia .

geography

Manzanares is located in the east of Caldas in the Alto Oriente sub-region , 117 km northeast of Manizales , at an altitude of 1871 m above sea level. NN on the east side of the Central Cordillera . The municipality borders Pensilvania in the north, Marquetalia in the east, Fresno in Tolima in the south and Marulanda in the west .

population

The municipality of Manzanares has 22,623 inhabitants, of which 10,099 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

The area of Manzanares was originally populated by the indigenous peoples of the Pantágoras and Marquetones , who were subjugated in the 16th century under the command of Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada . In 1867 the place was briefly the capital of neighboring Tolima .

economy

The most important branches of the economy are cattle production and coffee growing , besides there is also the production of sugar cane and plantains.

The main attraction of the city is the Basilica of St. Anthony .

politics

In 2000, a twinning was signed with Mérida in Yucatán, Mexico . Mexico

Personalities

Humberto de La Calle (* 1946), politician

Web links

Commons : Manzanares, Caldas - collection of images, videos and audio files

Alcaldia de Manzanares. Alcaldía de Manzanares - Caldas, accessed on June 5, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality of Manzanares).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Manzanares - Caldas, accessed June 5, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality).
↑ 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)).
↑ El Ayuntamiento de Mérida quiere hermanarse con siete ciudades extranjeras. Retrieved October 27, 2018 .

[municipio-1] Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía de Manzanares - Caldas, accessed June 5, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality).

[2] 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)).

[3] El Ayuntamiento de Mérida quiere hermanarse con siete ciudades extranjeras. Retrieved October 27, 2018 .