Valencia, Cordoba

Valencia
Municipality and town
Location of the municipality and town of Valencia in the Córdoba Department of Colombia
Valencia
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 8°12′N 76°13′W / 8.200°N 76.217°W / 8.200; -76.217
Country Colombia
DepartmentCórdoba Department
Area
  Municipality and town
914 km2 (353 sq mi)
Elevation
50 m (180 ft)
Population
 (2015)
  Municipality and town
42,971
  Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
  Urban
15,601
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Websitehttp://www.valencia-cordoba.gov.co/

Valencia is a municipality in Colombia, located in the department of Córdoba, in the north of the country. Founded in 1917, it became a municipality in 1931. It is an important logging, livestock, and agricultural center in the department.