Cartago, Valle del Cauca

Cartago
Municipality and city
Aerial view of Cartago with the Cathedral of Cartago to the left side.
Aerial view of Cartago with the Cathedral of Cartago to the left side.
Flag of Cartago
Official seal of Cartago
Location of the municipality and town of Cartago, Colombia in the Valle del Cauca Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Cartago, Colombia in the Valle del Cauca Department of Colombia.
Cartago is located in Colombia
Cartago
Cartago
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 4°42′N 75°55′W / 4.700°N 75.917°W / 4.700; -75.917
Country Colombia
DepartmentValle del Cauca Department
Founded1540
Area
 • Total279 km2 (108 sq mi)
Elevation
917 m (3,009 ft)
Population
 (2023 est.)
 • Total142,902
 • Density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
DemonymCartagüeño
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Area code57 + 2
ClimateAf
Websitecartago.gov.co (in Spanish)

Cartago (Spanish pronunciation: [kaɾˈtaɣo]) is a city in southwestern Colombia, about 187 miles (301 km) west of Bogotá. It is in the extreme northern portion of the Valle del Cauca. It is located very close to the city of Pereira, Risaralda about a 20-minute drive. It is the sixth largest city in Valle after Cali, Palmira, Buenaventura, Tuluá and Jamundí.[1] Per the 2018 Colombian census, Cartago's population was 142,902.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Proyecciones de población". DANE.
  2. ^ Telefónicas, Telencuestas-Encuestas. "Cuántos habitantes tiene Cartago, Valle del Cauca en 2023". Telencuestas (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  3. ^ Vélez Correa, Charles Mauricio; Pérez Blandón, Juan David (2021). "Estudio de Factibilidad Para la Institución Intei en el Desarrollo de un Modelo de Viviendas Colaborativas Tipo Cohousing en la Región Norte Vallecaucana" [Feasibility Study for the Institución Intei in the Development of a Cohousing Type Collaborative Housing Model in the North Vallecaucana Region] (PDF). Universidad del Valle (PDF) (in Spanish). p. 71. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Boletín Censo General 2005 Perfil Cartago Valle del Cauca" [General Census Bulletin 2005 Cartago Valle del Cauca Profile] (PDF). National Administrative Department of Statistics (in Spanish). 14 September 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2022.

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