Popayán
Sign in to savePopayán () is the capital of the Colombian department of Cauca. It is located in the Pubenza Valley in southwestern Colombia between the Western Mountain Range and Central Mountain Range. The municipality has a population of 318,059, an area of 483 km2, is located 1760 meters above sea level, and has an average temperature of 18 °C.
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Popayán is the capital city of Cauca, a department in southwestern Colombia located high in the Andes mountains between two major mountain ranges. With a population of over 318,000 people, it serves as an important regional center in one of Colombia's key administrative divisions.
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Key facts
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- Popayán
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- Municipality and city
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- La ciudad blanca (The White City)
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- Location of the City and municipality of Popayán in the Cauca Department.
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- Colombia
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- Location in Colombia
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Article
42 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Pre-hispanic period
- Belalcazar's conquest
- Viceroyalty of Peru and Viceroyalty of New Granada
- Historical city center
- Places of interest
- El Morro del tulcán
- Francisco José de Caldas Auditorium
- Caldas Park
- University of Cauca
- Clock tower
- Humilladero Bridge
- Calibio
- Churches
- San Francisco
- Santo Domingo
- San Agustín, church and convent
- La Ermita
- Catedral Basílica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
- San José
- Belén Chapel
- Museums
- House-Museum Mosquera
- Archdiocesan Museum of Religious Art
- National Museum Guillermo Valencia
- Natural History Museum
- Arts and culture
- Holy Week
- Amo Jesus of Puelenje
- Fiestas de Pubenza
- Music
- Gastronomy
- Film
- Born in Popayán
- Transport
- Climate
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Popayán () is the capital of the Colombian department of Cauca. It is located in the Pubenza Valley in southwestern Colombia between the Western Mountain Range and Central Mountain Range. The municipality has a population of 318,059, an area of 483 km2, is located 1760 meters above sea level, and has an average temperature of 18 °C.
The town is well known for its colonial architecture and its contributions to Colombian cultural and political life. It is also known as the "white city" due to the color of most of the colonial buildings in the city center, where several churches are located, such as San Francisco, San José, Belén, Santo Domingo, San Agustín, and the Catedral Basílica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, known locally as "La Catedral". The city's cathedral was home to the Crown of the Andes, a 16th-century Marianist devotional object featuring emeralds taken from the captured Inca Emperor Atahualpa. It was sold to finance local health care institutions.