Quinchía
Sign in to saveQuinchía, also known as Villa de los Cerros (Village of the Hills), is a town and municipality in the Department of Risaralda, Colombia. About 110 km away from the capital Pereira. In 2023 the town had an estimated population of 27,890.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Quinchía
- Settlement.official_name
- Quinchía
- Settlement.nickname
- Villa de los Cerros, (Village of the Hills)
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town and Municipality
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Quinchía (Risaralda).svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- ESCUDO_DE_QUINCHIA.png
- Settlement.image_map
- Colombia - Risaralda - Quinchía.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Quinchía in the department of Risaralda.
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Colombia
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- 21pxRisaralda
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Andean Region of Colombia
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Cultural Area
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
4 sectionsContents
- History
- Climate
- References
- External links
Quinchía, also known as Villa de los Cerros (Village of the Hills), is a town and municipality in the Department of Risaralda, Colombia. About 110 km away from the capital Pereira. In 2023 the town had an estimated population of 27,890.
== History == Around 1842, the decimated indigenous population, as a result of the violence against them by the Spaniards, decided to formalize the organization of the hamlet, creating Quinchía Viejo. On November 29, 1886, the current municipality of Quinchía emerged, by the will of Messrs. Gabriel Vinasco, Zoilo Bermúdez, José Natalio and Protasio Gómez.