Villavicencio
Also known as Villavo
Villavicencio () is a city and municipality in Colombia. The capital of Meta Department, it was founded on April 6, 1840. The municipality had a population of 531,275 in 2018. The city is located at 4°08'N, 73°40'W, 75 km (about 45 mi) southeast of the Colombian capital city of Bogotá (DC) by the Guatiquía River. It is the most important commercial center in the Llanos Orientales (eastern plains) of Colombia.
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Villavicencio is a city in Colombia founded in 1840 that serves as the capital of Meta Department and had a population of over 531,000 as of 2018. Located about 45 miles southeast of Bogotá, it functions as the primary commercial hub for Colombia's eastern plains region.
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- Villavicencio
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- Puerta del Llano (Gate of the Plain) Villavo la bella (Villavo the beautiful) La Capital de la tierra Llanera (The Capital of the Llanera Land) El Corazón del Este (The Heart of the East)
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- From the top: Panoramic, The axe Park, Christ the King Monument, The harps monument
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- Location map of the municipality and city of Villavicencio in the Department of Meta.
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Article
25 sectionsContents
- History
- 1948–present
- Geography
- Hydrography
- Climate
- Economy
- Education
- Sports
- Sports facilities
- Tourism
- Monuments
- Festival
- Parks
- The periodistas Park
- The Hacha Park
- Los Centauros Plaza
- Culture
- Gastronomy
- Carne a la Llanera (mamona or veal)
- Arepas and breads
- Rice bread
- Drinks
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Villavicencio () is a city and municipality in Colombia. The capital of Meta Department, it was founded on April 6, 1840. The municipality had a population of 531,275 in 2018. The city is located at 4°08'N, 73°40'W, 75 km (about 45 mi) southeast of the Colombian capital city of Bogotá (DC) by the Guatiquía River. It is the most important commercial center in the Llanos Orientales (eastern plains) of Colombia.
Villavicencio has a hot and very wet climate, with average daily temperatures ranging from and an annual rainfall of around . It is affectionately called "Villavo la bella". Villavicencio lies on the great Colombian-Venezuelan plain called the Llanos, situated to the east of the Andes mountains. Villavicencio is also called "La Puerta al Llano", or "The Gateway to the Plains", due to its location on the historical path from the Colombian interior to the vast savannas that lie between the Andes range and the Amazon rainforest.
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