Piendamó, Cauca
Piendamó is a municipality in the department of Cauca in southwestern Colombia.
Piendamó | |
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Municipality and town | |
 Church of Piendamó | |
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 Location of Piendamó in Cauca | |
| Coordinates: 2°38′26.9″N 76°31′42.2″W | |
| Country |  |
| Department | Cauca |
| Province | Central |
| Founded | 2 April 1924 |
| Founded by | Pedro Antonio Sandoval |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Victor Isaac Valencia Sandoval (2016-2019) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality and town | 197 km2 (76 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 30 km2 (10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,685 m (5,528 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Municipality and town | 44,535 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 14,696 |
| • Urban density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Website | Official website |
Description
Piendamó was formerly called Tunía and as such an encomienda of the conquistadors Sebastian de Belalcázar, Francisco Arévalo, Pedro Matta and Pedro de Velasco. Modern Piendamó was founded on April 2, 1924 by Pedro Antonio Sandoval. The municipality is located in the Cauca Basin in the valley of the Cauca River at an altitude of 1,685 metres (5,528 ft) above mean sea level. It borders Silvia in the east, Morales in the west, Caldono in the north and Cajibio in the south.[1]
Named after Piendamó
- Piendamó River
- Piendamó Fault
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Piendamó. |
- (in Spanish) Official website Piendamó
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