Quindío Department

Also known as Quindio Department

department of Colombia

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Quindío Department is a region located in Colombia, a country in South America. It matters because it is one of Colombia's administrative divisions and contributes to the country's geographic, cultural, and economic organization.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Quindío Department is referenced by 475 other articles, and connects out to Calarcá, Colombia and Indigenous peoples of the Americas.

The entry is geolocated on the map in adm2nd.

Vinony files it under Departments of Colombia, Quindío Department and States and territories established in 1966.

Its subject is documented across 61 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: department of Colombia
Country: Colombia
Located in: Colombia
Capital: Armenia
Population: 555401
Area: 1845
Elevation: 1458
Time zone: UTC−05:00
Shares border with: Valle del Cauca Department
Official website: www.quindio.gov.co
Motto: Joven, rico y poderoso

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Commons category: Quindío Department
topic's main category: Category:Quindío Department
category for people born here: Category:Births in the department of Quindío
category of associated people: Category:People from Quindío Department
inception: 1966-07-01
language used: Anserma
native label: Departamento del Quindío

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Encyclopedic overview

Quindío ( Spanish pronunciation: [kinˈdi.o]) is a department of Colombia. It is located in the western central of the country, specifically in the Andean region. Its capital is Armenia. It is famous for its coffee plantations, colorful architecture, benign weather, and tourist landmarks. This department is located in a strategic area, in the center of the triangle formed by the three main cities of the country: Bogotá, Medellín and Cali. Quindío is the second-smallest Colombian department (0.2% of the national territory) with 12 municipalities. Ethnographically and culturally, it belongs to the Paisa region.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Quindío Department” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.