Valle del Cauca

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Depairtment o Valle del Cauca

Departamento del Valle del Cauca
Valle del Cauca shown in red
Valle del Cauca shown in red
Coordinates: 3°25′N 76°31′W / 3.417°N 76.517°W / 3.417; -76.517
Kintra Colombie
RegionAndean Region/Paceefic Region
Established16 Aprile 1910
CapitalCali
Govrenment
 • GovrenorFrancisco Lourido (List of political parties in Colombia)
Area
 • Total22140 km2 (8,550 sq mi)
Area rank23
Population
 (2005)[1]
 • Total4,060,196
 • Rank3
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-05
ISO 3166 codeCO-VAC
Municipalities42
Websitewww.valledelcauca.gov.co

Valle del Cauca (Spaingie pronunciation: [ˈbaʎe ðel ˈkauka], locally: [ˈbaʝe ðel ˈkauka]) is a depairtment o Colombie. It is in the wastren side o the kintra, facin the Paceefic Ocean, an it is considered ane o the maist important depairtments in the Republic of Colombia. Its caipital is Santiago de Cali. Gien its privilegit location, lately it haes been considered as the Paceefic Door o Colombie. Besides Cali sic ceeties as Buenaventura, Cartago an Tulua hae great economical, poleetical, social an cultural influence on the depairtment's life. Valle del Cauca haes the lairgest nummer o independent touns (i.e. no in Metropolitan auries) wi ower 100,000 indwallers in the kintra, coontin sax athin its borders.[2] Buenaventura haes the lairgest an busiest seaport in Colombie, muivin aboot 8,500,000 tons o merchandise.[3]

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  1. Population Statistics by DANE[deid airtin]
  2. "Official census Book, pg 54 (Spanish)(+ 70 mb file)" (PDF). Archived frae the original (PDF) on 11 Juin 2008. Retrieved 3 Julie 2012.
  3. "Official Buenaventura's port statistics (Spanish)". Sprbun.com. Archived frae the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.

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