Risaralda
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Depairtment o Risaralda Departamento del Risaralda | |||
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![]() Risaralda shown in red | |||
Coordinates: 4°49′N 75°42′W / 4.817°N 75.700°W | |||
Kintra | ![]() | ||
Region | Andes Region | ||
Established | 1 Julie 1966 | ||
Caipital | Pereira | ||
Govrenment | |||
• Govrenor | Víctor Manuel Tamayo (Colombie Conservative Pairty) | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 4,140 km2 (1,600 sq mi) | ||
Aurie rank | 29 | ||
Population (2005)[1] | |||
• Tot | 863,663 | ||
• Rank | 18 | ||
• Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | UTC-05 | ||
ISO 3166 code | CO-RIS | ||
Municipalities | 14 | ||
Wabsteid | www.risaralda.gov.co |
Risaralda is a depairtment o Colombie. It is locatit in the wastren central region o the kintra an pairt o the Paisa Region. Its caipital is Pereira. It wis dividit frae the depairtment o Caldas in 1966. Risaralda is vera well kent for the heich quality o its coffee, an a buimin industry: claes, fuid, tradin o guids an services.
The territory is vera muntainous an haes mony kynds o climate in a vera sma aurie. Its proximity tae harbours like Buenaventura on the Paceefic Ocean an tae the biggest ceeties in Colombie – Bogotá, Cali, Medellín – maks it a fast growin economic centre.