Quindío Department

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Quindío
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Capital Armenia
governor Roberto Jairo Jaramillo Cárdenas (2020-2023)
surface 1,845 km²
Population  (Total)
 - 2005 Census
 -  Population Density 		 
534,552 
290 inhabitants / km²
urbanization 83.3%
Literacy rate 89%
Number of parishes 12
Popular name quindiana / o
Important cities Calarcá , La Tebaida , Montenegro
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Location of Quindío in Colombia

The Departamento del Quindío is Colombia's smallest province in terms of area . It is surrounded by Risaralda in the north, Tolima in the east and Valle del Cauca in the west.

The agriculture with the cultures of coffee , bananas , yucca and potatoes and cattle breeding of pigs and cattle are the economic pillars of the densely populated province. The industrial activities are limited to the food and beverage industry as well as textile production and leather processing.

Administrative division

The Departamento del Quindío consists of twelve municipalities. The population figures are based on the 2005 DANE census and extrapolated for 2018.

local community Population 2018
Armenia 301.224
Buenavista 2,758
Calarcá 78,779
Circasia 30,655
Cordoba 5,268
Filandia 13,580
Génova 7,487
La Tebaida 45,242
Montenegro 41,722
Pijao 6,000
Quimbaya 35.195
Salento 7,100

  • View of the capital Armenia

  • The Quindio wax palm , the Colombian national tree

  • Quindío is characterized by coffee growing

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Extrapolation of the population of Colombia on the official DANE website