Córdoba is a municipality in the eastern part of the department of
Quindío,
Colombia
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. It is located 24 km southeast of the departmental capital
Armenia
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.
Córdoba is bounded to the north by the municipality of
Calarcá
Calarcá is a municipality in the eastern part of the department of Quindío Department, Quindío, Colombia. It is located 4 km east of the departmental capital Armenia, Colombia, Armenia. Its nickname is ''La Villa del Cacique'' in homage o ...
, to the south by
Pijao
The Pijao (also Piajao, Pixao, Pinao) are an indigenous people from Colombia.
Ethnography
The Pijao or Pijaos formed a loose federation of Amerindians and were living in the present-day department of Tolima, Colombia. In pre-Columbian time ...
, to the west by
Buenavista, and to the east by the department of
Tolima.
Córdoba was founded in 1927 by Jesús García and Jesús Buitrago, and became a municipality in 1966 when it split from Calarcá. In 2005 it had an estimated population of 7,800, of which 4,100 live in the main urban zone. By population it is the second smallest municipality in Quindío, after Buenavista.
Córdoba is home to the National Bamboo and Guadua Investigation Center (). Open to the public, the center shows the potential uses of
guadua
''Guadua'' is a Neotropical genus of thorny, clumping bamboo in the grass family, ranging from moderate to very large species.
Physically, ''Guadua angustifolia'' is noted for being the largest Neotropical bamboo. The genus is similar to ''Bam ...
as a material for construction, furniture and decoration. It undertakes research on the cultivation of new varieties of guadua.
The Bamboo and Guadua Festival (Spanish: ''Fiesta del Bambú y la Guadua'') is held in Córdoba in June.
Municipalities of Quindío Department
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