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Villa de Guaduas
Villa de San Miguel de las Guaduas | |
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Municipality and town | |
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Nickname: Guaduas | |
Motto: Confianza y Desarrollo | |
![]() Location of the town and municipality of Guaduas in Cundinamarca Department. | |
Coordinates: 5°4′10″N 74°35′53″W / 5.06944°N 74.59806°W | |
Country | Colombia |
Department | Cundinamarca |
Province | Bajo Magdalena |
Natural region | Andean Region |
Settled around | 1549 |
Established | December 13, 1610 |
Founded | December 27, 1644 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Mayor | Jhon Alexander Morera |
Area | |
• Municipality and town | 763.7 km2 (294.9 sq mi) |
• Urban | 8.51 km2 (3.29 sq mi) |
Elevation | 992 m (3,255 ft) |
Population (2020 est.)[1] | |
• Municipality and town | 33,212 |
• Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
• Urban | 15,862 |
• Urban density | 1,900/km2 (4,800/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | guadeño, -ña (es) |
Website | http://www.villadeguaduas.gov.co |
Guaduas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈɡaðwas]) is a municipality and town in Colombia, in the Lower Magdalena Province department of Cundinamarca, about 117 km from Bogotá. It is an agricultural and tourist center of some importance with a population of about 33,000 in the municipality. Its name refers to a type of bamboo cane. It is one of the cities on the Bogotá-Medellín highway. Its main plaza is featured on the Colombian ten-thousand pesos bill, and is one of the seats of the Roman Catholic Diocese of La Dorada–Guaduas
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