Florida, Valle del Cauca explained

Florida
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:Valle del Cauca Department
Area Total Km2:401.6
Area Urban Km2:3.25
Population As Of:2018 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:53774
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:40195
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Coordinates:3.3275°N -76.2386°W
Timezone:Colombia Standard Time
Utc Offset:-5

Florida (pronounced as /es/) is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia.

Its first inhabitants were indigenous peoples, mestizos, afro-Latinos and mulattos. Local rivers are the Fraile, Parraga, and Desbaratado. The main road is la Calle Novena ("Ninth Street").

La Hoya, a pool of water formed by a section of the Fraile River, attracts tourists.[2]

In 2008 FARC requested this municipality together with Pradera as free areas for them to negotiate to exchange 44 hostages they held for guerilla fighters imprisoned by the Colombian government.[3]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. http://www.citypopulation.de/en/colombia/valledelcauca/76275__florida/ Citypopulation.de
  2. Florida: Recuperando la Memoria Colectiva. Convenio Interinstitucional de Cooperacion y Cofinanciacion. Florida, Valle del Cauca. 2006.
  3. http://www.eltiempo.com/politica/2008-01-15/ARTICULO-WEB-NOTA_INTERIOR-3920867.html El Tiempo, Enero 15 de 2008, Farc insisten en despeje de Florida y Pradera (Valle) para hacer el acuerdo humanitario