ایپیالس

Ipiales is a city and Catholic bishopric in Nariño Department, southern Colombia, near the border with Ecuador. It is located at around , with an elevation of about 2950 m. Ipiales is located on the high plateau called "Tuquerres e Ipiales," and lies at a distance of 82 km from Pasto, the department's capital. Ipiales is known as "la ciudad de las nubes verdes" (the city of the green clouds) because sometimes, especially in the afternoon, greenish clouds appear over the city. One of the area's favorite foods is the guinea pig or cavy (Cavia porcellus), called kuy or kuwi. The economy of

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Settlement.name: Ipiales
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality and town
Settlement.image_skyline: Ipiales - Plaza 20 de Julio.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Aerial view of Ipiales and Plaza 20 de Julio
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Ipiales.svg
Settlement.image_seal: Escudo_de_Ipiales.png
Settlement.image_map: Colombia - Nariño - Ipiales.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of the municipality and town of Ipiales in the Nariño Department of Colombia.
Settlement.pushpin_map: Colombia
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Colombia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Nariño Department
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Luis Fernando Villota
Settlement.area_total_km2: 1572
Settlement.area_urban_km2: 14.27

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Official website

Alcaldía Municipal de Ipiales - Nariño

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Instance of: border city
Country: Colombia
Located in: Nariño Department
Population: 169864
Area: 1707
Elevation: 2892
Body of water: Guáitara River
Official website: www.ipiales-narino.gov.co
Image: Foto aerea de la ciudad de Ipiales.jpg

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twinned administrative body: Tulcán
Commons category: Ipiales
inception: 1581-00-00

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