Armero
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Armero is a municipality in the Tolima Department, Colombia. According to the National Department of Statistics of Colombia, 12,852 lived in the town in 2005. Its median temperature is 27 °C. It was founded in 1895, but was not officially recognized as the seat of the region until 29 September 1908, by President Rafael Reyes. The town was originally named San Lorenzo. In 1930, the name was changed to Armero in memory of José León Armero, a national martyr.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Armero
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Armero - Cambao.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Rural area in the municipality of Armero
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Armero (Tolima).svg
- Settlement.image_seal
- Escudo de Armero-Guayabal.svg
- Settlement.image_map
- Colombia - Tolima - Armero.svg
- Settlement.mapsize
- 200px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of the town and municipality of Armero in the Department of Tolima
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Colombia
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Andean
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Tolima
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Ricardo Ramirez Alfaro (2022–2023)
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Demonym
- Armeritas
- Population
- 11490
- Area
- 440.5
- Elevation
- 285
- Official website
- www.armeroguayabal-tolima.gov.co/index.shtml
- Image
- Armero - Cambao.jpg
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- Commons category
- Armero Guayabal
- inception
- 1895-01-01
- native label
- Armero
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Armero is a municipality in the Tolima Department, Colombia. According to the National Department of Statistics of Colombia, 12,852 lived in the town in 2005. Its median temperature is 27 °C. It was founded in 1895, but was not officially recognized as the seat of the region until 29 September 1908, by President Rafael Reyes. The town was originally named San Lorenzo. In 1930, the name was changed to Armero in memory of José León Armero, a national martyr.
Because the region became the main cotton producer in the country, the city was called Colombia's White City. It was a prosperous agricultural area until 1985.
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