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Manizales
Manizales | |
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Municipality and city | |
 From top to bottom and from left to right: Manizales from the Cerro de Oro, western side of the Manizales Cathedral and Sanz Building, Yellow Palace of the Government of Caldas, Herveo Tower, Nevado del Ruiz and Manizales Center. | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Motto(s): La ciudad de las puertas abiertas (The city of open doors) Capital mundial del café (World capital of coffee) | |
 Location of the city and municipality of Manizales in the Department of Caldas | |
  Manizales Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 5°4′3″N 75°30′36″W / 5.06750°N 75.51000°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Region | Andean Region |
| Department | Caldas |
| Foundation | October 12, 1849 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jorge Eduardo Rojas Giraldo |
| Area | |
• Municipality and city | 571.84 km2 (220.79 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 37.43 km2 (14.45 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,160 m (7,090 ft) |
| Population (2018[1]) | |
• Municipality and city | 434,403 |
| • Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 405,234 |
| • Urban density | 11,000/km2 (28,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 552,155 |
| Demonym | Manizaleño/Manizalita |
| Time zone | UTC-05 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| Postal code | 170001-17 |
| Area code | 57 + 6 |
| Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
Manizales (Spanish pronunciation: [maniˈzales]) is a city in central Colombia. It is the capital of the Department of Caldas, and lies near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano.
Currently, the city is the main center for the production of Colombian coffee and an important hub for higher educational institutions.
- ^ https://www.dane.gov.co/files/varios/informacion-capital-DANE-2019.pdf Archived December 29, 2019, at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
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