Caldas Department
Department of Caldas
Departamento de Caldas | |
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The Nevado del Ruiz in July 2007 | |
Caldas shown in red | |
Topography of the department | |
| Coordinates: 5°06′N 75°33′W / 5.100°N 75.550°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Region | Andean Region |
| Department | 1905 |
| Capital | Manizales |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Henry Gutiérrez Ángel (2024-2027) |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,888 km2 (3,046 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 28th |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 998,255 |
| • Rank | 17th |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | COP 23,953 billion (US$ 5.6 billion) |
| Time zone | UTC-05 |
| ISO 3166 code | CO-CAL |
| Municipalities | 27 |
| HDI | 0.769 high · 6th of 33 |
| Website | gobernaciondecaldas.gov.co |
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Caldas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaldas]) is a department of Colombia named after Colombian patriotic figure Francisco José de Caldas. It is part of the Paisa Region and its capital is Manizales. The population of Caldas is 998,255, and its area is 7,291 km2. Caldas is also part of the Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis region along with the Risaralda and Quindio departments, which were politically separated from Caldas in 1966.