Pradera

Pradera
Municipality and town

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Location of the municipality and town of Pradera in the Valle del Cauca Department of Colombia.
Coordinates: 3°25′16″N 76°14′41″W / 3.42111°N 76.24472°W / 3.42111; -76.24472
Country  Colombia
Department Valle del Cauca Department
Founded 1862
Government
  Mayor Adolfo León Escobar Pineda
Area
  Total 407 km2 (157 sq mi)
Elevation 1,070 m (3,510 ft)
Population (2012)
  Total 45,360
  Density 110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Pradereña
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Area code(s) 57 + 2
Website Official website (in Spanish)

Pradera (Spanish pronunciation: [pɾaˈðeɾa]) is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia.

The FARC requested this municipality together with Florida, Valle del Cauca as free areas for them to operate in order to start the negotiation to exchange 44 hostages they had, at the time of their request, for guerrilla fighters kept in prison by the Colombian government.[1][2]

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Coordinates: 3°25′N 76°10′W / 3.417°N 76.167°W / 3.417; -76.167

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