Caldas Department

Department of Caldas Departamento de Caldas
—  Department  —
Flag Coat of arms
Caldas shown in red
Coordinates: 5°06′N 75°33′W / 5.1°N 75.55°W / 5.1; -75.55Coordinates: 5°06′N 75°33′W / 5.1°N 75.55°W / 5.1; -75.55
Country	Colombia
Region	Andes Region
Established	1905
Capital	Manizales
Government
– Governor	guido echeverry (Partido Liberal)
Area
– Total	7,888 km2 (3,045.6 sq mi)
Area rank	28
Population (2005)[1]
– Total	908,841
– Rank	16
– Density	115.2/km2 (298.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-05
ISO 3166 code	CO-CAL
Provinces
Municipalities	27
Website	gobernaciondecaldas.gov.co

Caldas is a department of Colombia named after Colombian patriotic figure Francisco José de Caldas. It's part of the Paisa Region and its capital is Manizales. The population of Caldas is 1,030,062, 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.

Caldas experiences severe inequality and a high level of poverty (57.1%).^[2] Health care is also a major issue, with 12.5% infant mortality, high levels of HIV/AIDS, high levels of malnutrition, and hazardous living conditions.^[3]

Municipalities

1. Aguados
2. Anserma
3. Aranzazu
4. Belalcázar
5. Chinchiná
6. Filadelfia
7. La Dorada
8. La Merced
9. Manizales
10. Manzanares
11. Marmato
12. Marquetalia
13. Marulanda
14. Neira
15. Norcasia
16. Pácora
17. Palestina
18. Pensilvania
19. Riosucio
20. Risaralda
21. Salamina
22. Samaná
23. San José
24. Supía
25. Victoria
26. Villamaría
27. Viterbo

Districts of Caldas

Caldas has 6 Districts:

Central Southern District

• Manizales (capital)
• Chinchina
• Neira
• Palestina
• Villamaría

Lower Western District

• Anserma (Capital)
• Belalcazar
• Risaralda
• San José
• Viterbo

Upper Western District

• Supía (Capital)
• Filadelfia
• La Merced
• Marmato
• Riosucio

Northern District

• Aguadas
• Aranzazu
• Pacora
• Salamina

Upper Eastern District

• Manzanares
• Marquetalia
• Marulanda
• Pensilvania

Magdalena Caldense District

• La Dorada (Capital)
• Norcasia
• Samaná
• Victoria

Dams

In Caldas is the Miel I Dam.^[4]

References

1. ^ Dane.gov
2. ^ http://www.openideo.com/open/how-might-we-improve-health-care-through-social-business-in-low-income-communities/brief.html
3. ^ http://www.openideo.com/open/how-might-we-improve-health-care-through-social-business-in-low-income-communities/brief.html
4. ^ Ingetec.com.co

External links

• (Spanish) Government of Caldas official website