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Tuluá

Tuluá (), is a city located in the heart of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. A major industrial and commercial center, it is the region's fourth-largest city after Cali—the department capital—Palmira and Buenaventura. Founded around 1741 by Juan de Lemos y Aguirre, it has a population of approximately 178,000. It is also known as the Corazón del Valle (meaning 'The Heart of Valle'), as La Villa de Céspedes ('Town of Céspedes', named after the naturalist Juan María Céspedes) and Tierra Fácil ('Easy Land' in the native language).

Key facts

Settlement.name: Tuluá
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality and city
Settlement.image_skyline: Tuluá,_Valle_del_Cauca,_Colombia.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.image_caption: Tuluá in May 2008
Settlement.image_flag: Flag_of_Tuluá.svg
Settlement.image_seal: Escudo de Tuluá.svg
Settlement.image_map: Colombia - Valle del Cauca - Tuluá.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of the municipality and town of Tuluá in the Valle del Cauca Department of Colombia.
Settlement.pushpin_map: Colombia
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Colombia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Valle del Cauca Department
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: John Jairo Gomez Aguirre (2019-2023)