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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Key facts
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- Villavicencio
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- Municipality and city
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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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- 250px
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- From the top: Panoramic, The axe Park, Christ the King Monument, The harps monument
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- Flag of Villavicencio.svg
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- Escudo de Villavicencio.svg
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- Colombia - Meta - Villavicencio.svg
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- 250px
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- Location map of the municipality and city of Villavicencio in the Department of Meta.
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3 mapped locations