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Valle del Cauca Department

Valle del Cauca Department
Administration
Full nameDepartment of Valle del Cauca
Native nameDepartamento del Valle del Cauca
Native name langes
CountryColombia
RegionAndean Region/Pacific Region
EstablishedApril 16, 1910
Government
CapitalCali
GovernorFrancisco Lourido
Geography
Total Area8546 sq mi (22140 km2)
Area rank23
Demography
Total Population4060196 (3) (2005)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (0/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneUTC-05 (UTC)
ISO 3166 codeCO-VAC
Municipalities42

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Valle del Cauca (-esˈbaʎe ðel ˈkauka) is a department of Colombia. It is in the western side of the country, facing the Pacific Ocean, and it is considered one of the most important departments in the Republic of Colombia. Its capital is Santiago de Cali. Given its privileged location, lately it has been considered as the Pacific Door of Colombia.

Besides Cali such cities as Buenaventura, Cartago and Tulua have great economical, political, social and cultural influence on the department's life. Valle del Cauca has the largest number of independent towns (i.e. not in Metropolitan areas) with over 100,000 inhabitants in the country, counting 6 within its borders. Buenaventura has the largest and busiest seaport in Colombia, moving about 8,500,000 tons of merchandises.

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Population : Municipalities
Town Female Male Total
'Cali' 1,095.850 979,530 2,075,380
Buenaventura 167,972 156,235 324,207
Buga 57,635 53,852 111,847
Cartago 64,209 57,532 121,741
Palmira 144,582 133,776 278,258
Tulua 95,922 87,314 183,236

Municipalities in the Valle del Cauca Department

Alcalá * Andalucía * Ansermanuevo * Argelia * Bolívar * Buenaventura * Buga * Bugalagrande * Caicedonia * Cali * Calima * Candelaria * Cartago * Dagua * El Aguila * El Cairo * El Cerrito * El Dovio * Florida * Ginebra * Guacari * Jamundí * La Cumbre * La Unión * La Victoria * Obando * Palmira * Pradera * Restrepo * Riofrio * Roldanillo * San Pedro * Sevilla * Toro * Trujillo * Tuluá * Ulloa * Versalles * Vijes * Yotoco * Yumbo * Zarzal

Departments of Colombia

Amazonas
Antioquia
Arauca
Atlántico
Bolívar
Boyacá
Caldas
Caquetá
Casanare
Cauca
Cesar
Chocó
Vaupés
Vichada


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Bogotá

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