Villamaría, Caldas Explained

Villamaría, Caldas
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:Caldas Department
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Juan Alejandro Holguin
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:October 19, 1852
Area Total Km2:455.1
Area Urban Km2:4.83
Population As Of:2018 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:64652
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:55894
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Villamariano
Coordinates:5.0978°N -75.5156°W
Timezone:Colombia Standard Time
Utc Offset:-5
Elevation M:1920
Area Code:57 + 6
Website:Official website

Villamaría is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Caldas. Located in the Colombian coffee growing axis, it was made part of the "Coffee Cultural Landscape" UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011.[2]

Climate

The city of Villamaría and the lower parts of the municipality have a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cfb).

While the higher parts of the municipality have an alpine tundra climate (ETH) and the highest part has an ice cap climate (EFH).

Notes and References

  1. http://www.citypopulation.de/en/colombia/caldas/17873__villamaria/ Citypopulation.de
  2. Web site: Coffee Cultural Landscape . UNESCO World Heritage List . United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization . 25 Apr 2011.