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Tuluá
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Also known as Tulua

Tuluá (), is a city located in the heart of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. A major industrial and commercial center, it is the region's fourth-largest city after Cali—the department capital—Palmira and Buenaventura. Founded around 1741 by Juan de Lemos y Aguirre, it has a population of approximately 178,000. It is also known as the Corazón del Valle (meaning 'The Heart of Valle'), as La Villa de Céspedes ('Town of Céspedes', named after the naturalist Juan María Céspedes) and Tierra Fácil ('Easy Land' in the native language).

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Vinony's link graph records 174 inbound references to Tuluá, and connects out to Valle del Cauca Department, Buenaventura and Colombia.

The entry is geolocated on the map, across 5 mapped points.

Vinony files it under Municipalities of Valle del Cauca Department and Populated places established in 1741.

Vinony links it to 32 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Tuluá
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality and city
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Tuluá,_Valle_del_Cauca,_Colombia.jpg
Settlement.imagesize
300px
Settlement.image_caption
Tuluá in May 2008
Settlement.image_flag
Flag_of_Tuluá.svg
Settlement.image_seal
Escudo de Tuluá.svg
Settlement.image_map
Colombia - Valle del Cauca - Tuluá.svg
Settlement.mapsize
250px
Settlement.map_caption
Location of the municipality and town of Tuluá in the Valle del Cauca Department of Colombia.
Settlement.pushpin_map
Colombia
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Colombia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Valle del Cauca Department
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
John Jairo Gomez Aguirre (2019-2023)

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Wikidata facts

Population
187275
Area
910.55
Elevation
1.025
Image
Tuluá, Valle del Cauca, Colombia.jpg
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Commons category
Tuluá
Commons gallery
Tuluá
inception
1639-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Crime
  • Education
  • Transportation
  • Places of interest
  • Notable people
  • References
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Tuluá (), is a city located in the heart of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. A major industrial and commercial center, it is the region's fourth-largest city after Cali—the department capital—Palmira and Buenaventura. Founded around 1741 by Juan de Lemos y Aguirre, it has a population of approximately 178,000. It is also known as the Corazón del Valle (meaning 'The Heart of Valle'), as La Villa de Céspedes ('Town of Céspedes', named after the naturalist Juan María Céspedes) and Tierra Fácil ('Easy Land' in the native language).

It is well known throughout Colombia and many parts of South America as a major center of salsa dancing.

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

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