Balboa, Risaralda

Municipality and town in Risaralda Department, Colombia

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Location of the municipality and town of Balboa, Risaralda in the Risaralda Department of Colombia.

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ColombiaDepartmentRisaralda DepartmentElevation

1,550 m (5,090 ft)Population

(2023)

• Total6,510Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Balboa is a town and municipality in the Department of Risaralda, Colombia. At a distance of approximately 53 kilometers from the capital Pereira.^[1] In 2023 the town had an estimated population of 6,510.^[2]

History

Balboa was founded in 1907 by Antioquian settlers, among whom we can mention Juan Bautista, José Miguel Ceballos, Julián and Pedro Benjumea, Esnoraldo Valencia, Alejandro Murillo, Juan and Waldo Rojas, Leonor and Cesáreo Agudelo, Jacob and Julio Ruiz, Cenon, Juan de Jesús Ospina, Jesús Gallego and Waldo Ochoa.^[3]

Climate

Balboa is stuated 1550 metres above sea level, due to that elevation the town has a subtropical highland climate with an average annual temperature of 20°C.^[4]

References

^ M. Hermelin & G. Bedoya (2008). "Community participation in natural risk prevention: case histories from Columbia". In D. Liverman; C. Pereira & B. Marker (eds.). Communicating Environmental Geoscience. Geological Society. pp. 49. ISBN 1862392609.
^ Telefónicas, Telencuestas-Encuestas. "Cuántos habitantes tiene Balboa, Risaralda en 2023". Telencuestas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-27.
^ "Balboa – Risaralda un destino lleno de vida" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-27.
^ Risaralda, Gobernación de (2016-09-28). "Balboa". Gobernación de Risaralda (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-27.