Risaralda Department

Administration

Full name

Department of Risaralda

Native name

Departamento del Risaralda

Native name lang

Country

Colombia

Region

Andes Region

Established

July 1, 1966

Government

Capital

Pereira

Governor

Víctor Manuel Tamayo

Geography

Total Area

1598 sq mi (4140 km2)

Area rank

Demography

Total Population

863663 (18) (2005)

Density (pop.)

auto/km² (0/sq mi)

Other information

Time zone

UTC-05 (UTC)

ISO 3166 code

CO-RIS

Municipalities

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Risaralda is a department of Colombia. It is located in the western central region of the country and part of the Paisa Region. Its capital is Pereira.

It was divided from the department of Caldas in 1966. Risaralda is very well known for the high quality of its coffee, and a booming industry: clothes, food, trading of goods and services.

The territory is very mountainous and has many kinds of climate in a very small area. Its proximity to harbours like Buenaventura on the Pacific Ocean and to the biggest cities in Colombia - Bogotá, Cali, Medellín - makes it a fast growing economic centre.

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