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Bolívar
Municipality and town
Flag of Bolívar
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Official seal of Bolívar
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Location of the municipality and town of Bolívar, Valle del Cauca in the Valle del Cauca Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Bolívar, Valle del Cauca in the Valle del Cauca Department of Colombia.
Bolívar is located in Colombia
Bolívar
Bolívar
Location in Colombia
Country  Colombia
Department Valle del Cauca Department
Area
 • Total 602 km2 (232 sq mi)
Population
 (Census 2018)
 • Total 13,954
 • Density 23.179/km2 (60.03/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Climate Am

Bolívar is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia.

Ricaurte, a village within the municipality of Bolívar, is home to the world's largest known cluster of people with fragile X syndrome. Around 5% of the village population carries the genetic mutation or premutation.

Notable people

  • Fanor Mondragón, Colombian chemist, professor and researcher

See also

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