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Quindío

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Depairtment o Quindío

Departamento del Quindío
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Coat of airms o Depairtment o Quindío
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Motto(s): 
Young, Rich an Pouerful
(Spainyie: Joven, Rico y Poderoso)
Anthem: Himno del Quindío
Quindío shown in red
Quindío shown in red
Coordinates: 4°32′N 75°42′W / 4.533°N 75.700°W / 4.533; -75.700
Kintra Colombie
RegionAndean Region
Established1 Julie 1966
CaipitalArmenia
Govrenment
 • GovrenorJulio Cesar López Espinosa (Colombie Leeberal Pairty)
Area
 • Total1845 km2 (712 sq mi)
Area rank31
Population
 (2005)[1]
 • Total518,691
 • Rank22
 • Density280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-05
ISO 3166 codeCO-QUI
Municipalities12
Websitewww.quindio.gov.co

Quindío (Spaingie pronunciation: [kinˈdi.o]) is a depairtment o Colombie. It is in the wastren central region o the kintra, crossed bi the Andes muntains. Its caipital is Armenia. It is famous for the quality o the coffee plantations, colorful airchitectur, benign wather, variety o hotel accommodations an touristic laundmerks. This depairtment is locatit in a strategic aurie, in the centre o the triangle formit bi the three main ceeties o the kintra: Bogotá, Medellín an Cali. Quindio is the seicont smawest Colombie depairtment (0.2% o the naitional territory) wi 12 municipalities. Ethnographically an culturally it belangs taethe Paisa Region.

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