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Town and Municipality
Quinchía
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname(s):  Villa de los Cerros, (Village of the Hills)
Location of Quinchía in the department of Risaralda.
Quinchía Location in Colombia
Country	Colombia
Department	Risaralda
Region	Andean Region of Colombia
Cultural Area	Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis
Founded	1888
Administrative Division	Boroughs Batero Irra Naranjal Santa Helena
Government
• Type	Strong Mayor-Council
Area
• Total	149.8 km2 (57.8 sq mi)
Elevation	1,825 m (5,988 ft)
Population  (2023)
• Total	27,890
• Density	186.18/km2 (482.21/sq mi)
	According to National Department for Statistics of Colombia (DANE)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Bogotá, (Colombia).)
Website	http://quinchia-risaralda.gov.co/index.shtml

Quinchía, also known as Villa de los Cerros (Village of the Hills), is a town and municipality in the Department of Risaralda, Colombia. About 110 km away from the capital Pereira. In 2023 the town had an estimated population of 27,890.

History

Around 1842, the decimated indigenous population, as a result of the violence against them by the Spaniards, decided to formalize the organization of the hamlet, creating Quinchía Viejo. On November 29, 1886, the current municipality of Quinchía emerged, by the will of Messrs. Gabriel Vinasco, Zoilo Bermúdez, José Natalio and Protasio Gómez.

Quinchia was officialized on November 29, 1888, also On April 24, 1912 the town was declared a municipality. At the beginning of the 20th century, the Indigenous Reservation would end, through negotiations and all kinds of maneuvers by the Antioquia settlers who ended up taking over the lands.

It's located in the Colombian coffee growing axis, part of the "Coffee Cultural Landscape" UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011.

Climate

Quinchía has a subtropical highland climate with an average annual temperature of 18 °C.