Salamina, Caldas

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Salamina (Caldas)
Municipality and town
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Nickname: 
City of Light
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Location of the municipality and town of Salamina, in the Caldas Department of Colombia.
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Salamina (Caldas)
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 5°24′29.99″N75°29′24″W / 5.4083306°N 75.49000°W / 5.4083306; -75.49000
Country Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Department Flag of Caldas.svg Caldas Department
Founded1825
Area
   Municipality and town403.54 km2 (155.81 sq mi)
Elevation
1,822 m (5,978 ft)
Population
 (2009) [1]
   Municipality and town18,704
  Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
   Urban
10,933
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Website www.salamina-caldas.gov.co

Salamina is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Caldas. It is located north of the department and has a township called San Felix. It was declared a national monument and historic heritage of mankind.

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Main Park in Salamina

Salamina was founded in 1825 by Fermin Lopez, Francisco Marulanda and others. Salamina is known as the "city of light" because there Caldas has produced many poets, musicians, actors and writers. It is also known as "Mother of Nations" because it was one of the centers from where the founders and first settlers of Neira, Aranzazu, Manizales, Santa Rosa de Cabal, Pereira, Armenia, among others parted. It was elevated to a municipality in 1861.

It has a population of about 20,000 inhabitants, an area of 40,354 hectares and an average temperature of 22 °C (71.6 °F). Its economy is based on coffee and raise livestock and dairy.

Salamina was named a Pueblo Patrimonio (heritage town) of Colombia in 2010. It is the only municipality in the Eje Cafetero that was selected to be part of the Red Turística de Pueblos Patrimonio original cohort. [2] In addition, the town was named part of the "Coffee Cultural Landscape" UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011. [3]

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<i>Pueblos Patrimonio</i>

LaRed Turística de Pueblos Patrimonio is an initiative led by Colombia's Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Tourism, with the assistance of the Ministry of Culture. It is administered by the National Tourism Foundation (FONTUR).

References

  1. "Colombia. Proyecciones De Población Municipales Por Área" (xls) (in Spanish).
  2. "GUÍA: Red Turística de Pueblos Patrimonio de Colombia" (PDF). Fondo Nacional de Turismo de la República de Colombia - FONTUR. Dec 2020. Retrieved 29 Mar 2021.
  3. "Coffee Cultural Landscape". UNESCO World Heritage List. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 25 Apr 2011.

5°24′30″N75°29′24″W / 5.40833°N 75.49°W / 5.40833; -75.49