Tuluá
Tuluá | |
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Municipality and city | |
Tuluá in May 2008 | |
Location of the municipality and town of Tuluá in the Valle del Cauca Department of Colombia. | |
| Coordinates: 4°05′N 76°12′W / 4.083°N 76.200°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Valle del Cauca Department |
| Founded | 1639 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | John Jairo Gomez Aguirre (2019-2023) |
| Area | |
| 909.4 km2 (351.1 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 16.05 km2 (6.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 960 m (3,150 ft) |
| Population (2020 est.) | |
| 218,812 | |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 178,030 |
| • Urban density | 11,000/km2 (29,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Tulueño |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Area code | 57 + 2 |
| Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
4°5′0″N 76°12′0″W / 4.08333°N 76.20000°W Tuluá (Spanish pronunciation: [tuluˈa]), is a city located in the heart of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. A major industrial and commercial center, it is the region's fourth-largest city after Cali—the department capital—Palmira and Buenaventura. Founded around 1741 by Juan de Lemos y Aguirre, it has a population of approximately 178,000. It is also known as the Corazón del Valle (meaning 'The Heart of Valle'), as La Villa de Céspedes ('Town of Céspedes', named after the naturalist Juan María Céspedes) and Tierra Fácil ('Easy Land' in the native language).
It is well known throughout Colombia and many parts of South America as a major center of salsa dancing.