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Quinchía
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Town and Municipality
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| Quinchía | |||
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| Nickname(s):
Villa de los Cerros, (Village of the Hills)
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Location of Quinchía in the department of Risaralda.
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 Quinchía
Location in Colombia
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| Country |  Colombia |
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| Department |  Risaralda |
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| Region | Andean Region of Colombia | ||
| Cultural Area | Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis | ||
| Founded | 1888 | ||
| Administrative Division |
Boroughs
Batero
Irra Naranjal Santa Helena |
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| • Type | Strong Mayor-Council | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 149.8 km2 (57.8 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 1,825 m (5,988 ft) | ||
| Population
(2020 est.)
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| • Total | 34,069 | ||
| • Density | 227.43/km2 (589.04/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 | ||
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Quinchía, also known as Villa de los Cerros (Village of the Hills), is a town and municipality in the Department of Risaralda, Colombia. In 1985 Quinchía was described as the prettiest village of Risaralda, for governor of that department. Sebastian Belalcázar was the first European to arrive in this territory. Located in the Colombian coffee growing axis, it was made part of the "Coffee Cultural Landscape" UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011.
See also
In Spanish: Quinchía para niños
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