Caldas, Antioquia | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality and town |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Pushpin Map: | Colombia |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Colombia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Colombia |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Antioquia Department |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Mauricio Cano Carmona |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1840 |
Area Total Km2: | 132.8 |
Area Urban Km2: | 3.98 |
Population As Of: | 2020 est. |
Population Footnotes: | [1] [2] |
Population Total: | 83423 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 67400 |
Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | Caldeño |
Coordinates: | 6.09°N -75.6375°W |
Timezone: | Colombia Standard Time |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Elevation M: | 1750 |
Area Code: | 57 + 4 |
Website: | Official website |
Caldas is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Caldas is part of The Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Caldas. The population was estimated to be 83,423 in 2020.
Caldas has a subtropical highland climate (Cfb) with abundant rainfall year-round.