Chinchiná, Caldas

Chinchiná, Caldas
Chinchiná, Caldas
Municipality and town
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	Location of the municipality and town of Chinchiná, Caldas in the Caldas Department of Colombia.
	Chinchiná, Caldas Location in Colombia
	Coordinates: 4°58′57″N 75°36′13″W / 4.98250°N 75.60361°W
Country	Colombia
Department	Caldas Department
Founded	1857; 167 years ago
Government
• Mayor	Eduardo Andrés Grisales López
Area
• Municipality and town	109.4 km2 (42.2 sq mi)
• Urban	4.95 km2 (1.91 sq mi)
Elevation	1,378 m (4,521 ft)
Population (2018 census)
• Municipality and town	51,271
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
• Urban	44,570
• Urban density	9,000/km2 (23,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Chinchinense
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Area code	57 + 6
Website	Official website (in Spanish)

Chinchiná is a town and municipality located in the department of Caldas in Colombia, 17 kilometres (11 mi) southwest of Manizales. Founded in 1857 by Antioquian colonists, Chinchiná is settled in a valley surrounded by coffee plantations, called "fincas", in the Central Cordillera of the Andes. Known as Colombia's "coffee heart", the town is home to the Buendía coffee factory and Cenicafé, a coffee research center.

Because of its close association with coffee production, the municipality was named part of the "Coffee Cultural Landscape" UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011.^[2]

An active volcano, Nevado del Ruiz, lies approximately 30 kilometers (19 mi) to the east.

Chinchiná is situated at 5°0′N 75°35′W / 5.000°N 75.583°W / 5.000; -75.583. Its elevation is 1,360 meters (4,462 feet), and has a mean temperature of approximately 20 degrees Celsius.

Chinchiná town square
Aerial view of Chinchiná

References[edit]

^ Citypopulation.de
^ "Coffee Cultural Landscape". UNESCO World Heritage List. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 25 Apr 2011.

External links[edit]

Media related to Chinchiná at Wikimedia Commons
Chinchiná travel guide from Wikivoyage

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[1] Citypopulation.de

[unesco-2] "Coffee Cultural Landscape". UNESCO World Heritage List. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 25 Apr 2011.

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