La Dorada, Caldas

Municipality and town in Caldas Department, Colombia

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Nickname(s):

Glorieta Nacional
Heart of Colombia
Cattle Queen

Motto(s):

"Hermandad y Amor"(in Spanish)
"Brotherhood and Love"

Anthem: Himno

Location of the municipality and town of La Dorada, Caldas in the Caldas Department of Colombia.

5°27′13.82″N 74°39′52.83″W / 5.4538389°N 74.6646750°W / 5.4538389; -74.6646750Country

ColombiaDepartment

Caldas DepartmentDistrictMagdalena CaldenseFoundedAugust 7, 1920IncorporatedAugust 7, 1923Founded byAntonio Acosta GutiérrezGovernment

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• TypeMayor-council government • MayorDiego Pineda AlvarezArea

• Municipality and town549.2 km² (212.0 sq mi) • Urban

7.63 km² (2.95 sq mi)Elevation

176 m (567.58 ft)Population

(2018 census)^[2]

• Municipality and town71,905 • Density130/km² (340/sq mi) • Urban

62,536 • Urban density8,200/km² (21,000/sq mi)DemonymDoradense (s) (in Spanish)Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)Area code57 + 6WebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)

La Dorada (Spanish pronunciation: [la ðoˈɾaða]) is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Caldas. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of La Dorada–Guaduas. It is situated on the banks of Colombia's principal river, the Magdalena.

The city's economy is based primarily on livestock, fishing, and tourism.

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Government of La Dorada

Municipal Mayor's Office Building.
Municipal Council Hall.
Municipal Palace of Justice.

References

^ "Despacho del Alcalde" (in Spanish). Alcaldía de La Dorada. 2009-10-26. Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
^ Citypopulation.de Population of La Dorada municipality with localities
^ "Cádiz y La Dorada (Colombia) Inician los Trámites de Hermanamiento" (PDF) (in Spanish). Cádiz: Oficina del Comisariado y Concejalía Cádiz, Gabinete de Prensa. 2008-09-19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
^ "Se firmó acta de intención para hermandad con Puerto Cádiz" (in Spanish). La Dorada: Alcaldiía La Dorada. 2008-09-15. Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2009-12-19.

Caldas Department

Capital: Manizales

Districts
and
municipalities

Central Southern	Manizales Chinchiná Neira Palestina Villamaría
Lower Western	Anserma Belalcázar Risaralda San José Viterbo
Upper Western	Supía Filadelfia La Merced Marmato Riosucio
Northern	Aguadas Aranzazu Pácora Salamina
Upper Eastern	Manzanares Marquetalia Marulanda Pensilvania
Magdalena Caldense	La Dorada Norcasia Samaná Victoria