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CIRCACIA
is a municipality in the northern part of the department of Quindío, Colombia. It is located 7 km north of the department's capital Armenia.
Circasia was founded in 1884 by Javier Arias. It became a separate municipality in 1906 when it was separated from Filandia. In 2005 it had an estimated population of 28,800, of which 20,100 live in the main urban zone.
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CALARCA
is a municipality in the eastern part of the department of Quindío, Colombia. It is located 4 km east of the departmental capital Armenia. Its nickname is La Villa del Cacique.
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MONTENEGRO
is a municipality in the western part of the department of Quindío, Colombia. It is located 10 km west of the departmental capital Armenia.
Montenegro was named for the dark green color of the trees that originally covered the hill above the current-day site of the township, which was visible from other parts of the region as it rose above the surrounding guadua forests. Between 1897 and 1904, Montenegro was officially known as Villa Quindío.
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QUIMBAYA
is a town and municipality in the western part of the department of Quindío, Colombia. It is 20 km northwest of the departmental capital Armenia. The name of the city derives from the name of the Precolumbian culture that inhabited the area, the Quimbaya civilization.
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TEBAIDA
is a municipality in the western part of the department of Quindío, Colombia. It is located 17 km southwest of the departmental capital Armenia.
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FILANDIA
is a town and municipality in the northern part of the department of Quindío, Colombia. It is located on the west side of Cordillera Central of the Andes mountain range running through central Colombia, 26 km north of the departmental capital Armenia. It is the northernmost of twelve municipalities that form Quindío, the second smallest department of Colombia.
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SALENTO
is a town and municipality in the north-east of the department of Quindío, Colombia. The municipality covers an area of 377.67 km2. It was the first settlement in Quindío of the modern era, and the first municipality founded in the department. The town of Salento itself is located 24 km northeast of the departmental capital Armenia. In 2005 the municipality of Salento had an estimated population of 7247, of which 3597 lived in the main urban zone.
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CORDOBA
is a municipality in the eastern part of the department of Quindío, Colombia. It is located 24 km southeast of the departmental capital Armenia.
Córdoba is bounded to the north by the municipality of Calarcá, to the south by Pijao, to the west by Buenavista, and to the east by the department of Tolima.
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GENOVA
is a municipality in the southern part of the department of Quindío, Colombia. It is located 52 km south of the departmental capital Armenia
In 2005 Génova had an estimated population of 12,600, of which 7,100 live in the main urban zone.
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PIJAO
is a municipality in the south-eastern part of the department of Quindío, Colombia. The township is located 31 km south of the departmental capital Armenia.
In 2005 Pijao had an estimated population of 10,250, of which 5,700 live in the urban center.
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BUENAVISTA
is a municipality in the south-central part of the department of Quindío, Colombia. It is known and named for the spectacular view over the department. The township is located 33 km south of the departmental capital Armenia.
In 2005 it had an estimated population of 5,800, of which 2,100 live in the urban center. It is the smallest municipality by population in Quindío.
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