Caldas Department

Department of Caldas
Departamento de Caldas
Nevado del Ruiz
Flag of Department of Caldas
Coat of arms of Department of Caldas
Caldas shown in red
Caldas shown in red
Topography of the department
Topography of the department
Coordinates: 5°06′N 75°33′W / 5.100°N 75.550°W / 5.100; -75.550
Country Colombia
RegionAndean Region
Established1905
CapitalManizales
Government
 • GovernorHenry Gutiérrez Ángel (2024-2027)
Area
 • Total7,888 km2 (3,046 sq mi)
 • Rank28th
Population
(2018)
 • Total998,255
 • Rank17th
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
GDP
 • TotalCOP 23,953 billion
(US$ 5.6 billion)
Time zoneUTC-05
ISO 3166 codeCO-CAL
Municipalities27
HDI (2019)0.778
high · 6th of 33
Websitegobernaciondecaldas.gov.co

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.

Subdivisions

Municipalities

Districts

Caldas has 6 districts.

Dams

The Miel I Dam is situated in Caldas.

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1938 769,968—    
1951 1,067,324+38.6%
1964 712,916−33.2%
1973 698,042−2.1%
1985 883,024+26.5%
1993 1,030,062+16.7%
2005 968,740−6.0%
2018 998,255+3.0%
Source:

The population of Caldas is 984,128 (2013), half of whom live in Manizales. The racial composition is:

  • White / Mestizo (93.16%)
  • Amerindian or Indigenous (4.29%)
  • Black or Afro-Colombian (2.54%)

The local inhabitants of Caldas are known as caldenses. Of the five main regional groups in Colombia, the predominant group in Caldas are known as paisa, referring to those living in the Paisa region, which covers most of Antioquia, as well as the departments of Caldas, Risaralda and Quindío.


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