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Quindío Department is a region located in Colombia, a country in South America. It matters because it is one of Colombia's administrative divisions and contributes to the country's geographic, cultural, and economic organization.
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- Instance of
- department of Colombia
- Country
- Colombia
- Located in
- Colombia
- Capital
- Armenia
- Population
- 555401
- Area
- 1845
- Elevation
- 1458
- Time zone
- Q5390
- Shares border with
- Valle del Cauca Department
- Official website
- www.quindio.gov.co
- Motto
- Joven, rico y poderoso
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- Commons category
- Quindío Department
- topic's main category
- Category:Quindío Department
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in the department of Quindío
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Quindío Department
- inception
- 1966-07-01
- language used
- Anserma
- native label
- Departamento del Quindío
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Encyclopedic overview
Quindío ( Spanish pronunciation: [kinˈdi.o]) is a department of Colombia. It is located in the western central of the country, specifically in the Andean region. Its capital is Armenia. It is famous for its coffee plantations, colorful architecture, benign weather, and tourist landmarks. This department is located in a strategic area, in the center of the triangle formed by the three main cities of the country: Bogotá, Medellín and Cali. Quindío is the second-smallest Colombian department (0.2% of the national territory) with 12 municipalities. Ethnographically and culturally, it belongs to the Paisa region.
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