Bolívar, Valle del Cauca

Bolívar
Municipality and town
Location of the municipality and town of Bolívar, Valle del Cauca in the Valle del Cauca Department of Colombia.
Bolívar
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 4°20′19″N 76°11′5″W / 4.33861°N 76.18472°W / 4.33861; -76.18472
Country Colombia
DepartmentValle del Cauca Department
Area
  Total
602 km2 (232 sq mi)
Population
 (Census 2018)
  Total
13,954
  Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
ClimateAm

Bolívar is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia.

Ricaurte, a village within the municipality of Bolívar, is home to the world's largest known cluster of people with fragile X syndrome. Around 5% of the village population carries the genetic mutation or premutation.