Caldas Department

Department of Caldas Departamento de Caldas
Department
Flag Coat of arms
Caldas shown in red
Topography of the department
Coordinates: 5°06′N 75°33′W / 5.100°N 75.550°W / 5.100; -75.550Coordinates: 5°06′N 75°33′W / 5.100°N 75.550°W / 5.100; -75.550
Country	Colombia
Region	Andean Region
Established	1905
Capital	Manizales
Government
• Governor	Guido Echeverri Piedrahita (2016-2019)
Area
• Total	7,888 km2 (3,046 sq mi)
Area rank	28th
Population (2013)[1]
• Total	984,128
• Rank	17th
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-05
ISO 3166 code	CO-CAL
Municipalities	27
Website	gobernaciondecaldas.gov.co

Caldas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaldas]) is a department of Colombia named after Colombian patriotic figure Francisco José de Caldas. It is part of the Paisa Region and its capital is Manizales. The population of Caldas is 1,030,062, and its area is 7,291 km². Caldas is also part of the Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis region along with the Risaralda and Quindio departments.

Municipalities

Districts of Caldas

Caldas has 6 Districts:

Dams

In Caldas is the Miel I Dam.^[2]

Demography

The population of Caldas is 984,128 (2013), half of whom live in Manizales.. The racial composition is:

• White / Mestizo (93.16%)
• Amerindian or Indigenous (4.29%)
• Black or Afro-Colombian (2.54%)

The local inhabitants of Caldas are known as caldenses. Of the five main regional groups in Colombia, the predominant group in Caldas are known as paisa, referring to those living in the Paisa region, which covers most of Antioquia, as well as the departments of Caldas, Risaralda and Quindío.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Caldas Department.

• Government of Caldas official website (in Spanish)