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department of Colombia

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Caldas is a department (administrative region) located in Colombia, a country in South America. It matters as one of Colombia's geographic and political divisions, contributing to the country's regional structure and governance.

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Country
Colombia
Located in
Colombia
Capital
Manizales
Population
1018453
Area
7888.0
Elevation
3190
Shares border with
Cundinamarca Department
Image
Centro Manizales 02.jpg
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Commons category
Caldas Department
topic's main category
Category:Caldas Department
category for people born here
Category:Births in the department of Caldas
inception
1905-00-00
category of associated people
Category:People from Caldas Department
language used
Chami
different from
Caldas
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Encyclopedic overview

Caldas ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaldas]) is a department of Colombia named after Colombian patriotic figure Francisco José de Caldas. It is part of the Paisa Region and its capital is Manizales. The population of Caldas is 998,255, and its area is 7,291 km. Caldas is also part of the Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis region along with the Risaralda and Quindio departments, which were politically separated from Caldas in 1966.

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