Villarrica, Tolima

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Villarrica, Tolima
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Villarrica, Tolima in the Tolima Department of Colombia.
CountryFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Department Tolima Department
Government
  mayorArley Beltrán Díaz
Area
  Total460 km2 (180 sq mi)
Elevation
860 m (2,820 ft)
Population
 (2015)
  Total5,449
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Villarrica is a town and municipality in the Tolima Department of Colombia. The population of the municipality was 5,903 as of the 1993 census. Most workers work in agriculture or cattle ranching. The altitude is 863 meters above sea level.

The Villarrica region was inhabited in pre-Columbian times by the Cuindes and Cundayes. Villarrica was hidden behind the Andes mountain range and a thick forest, and the indigenous population was to a great extent undisturbed until 1920, when Don Francisco Pineda López founded an estate called Villarica. The municipality is named after this estate.

Coordinates: 4°00′N74°35′W / 4.000°N 74.583°W / 4.000; -74.583


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