Caldas () is a

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named after Colombian patriotic figure

Francisco José de Caldas Francisco José de Caldas (October 4, 1768 – October 28, 1816) was a Colombian lawyer, military engineer, self-taught naturalist, mathematician, geographer and inventor (he created the first hypsometer), who was executed by orders of Pabl ...

. It is part of the

Paisa Region A Paisa is someone from a region in the northwest of Colombia, including part of the West and Central ''cordilleras'' of the Andes in Colombia. The Paisa region is formed by the departments of Antioquia, Caldas, Risaralda and Quindío. S ...

and its capital is

Manizales Manizales () is a city in central Colombia. It is the capital of the Caldas Department, Department of Caldas, and lies near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano. Currently, the city is the main center for the production of Colombian coffee and an importa ...

. The population of Caldas is 998,255, and its area is 7,291 km². Caldas is also part of the

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region along with the Risaralda and Quindio departments.

Subdivisions

Municipalities

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Districts

Caldas has 6 districts.

Dams

In Caldas is the Miel I Dam.Ingetec.com.co

Demography

The population of Caldas is 984,128 (2013), half of whom live in Manizales. The racial composition is: *White / Mestizo (93.16%) *Amerindian or Indigenous (4.29%) *Black or Afro-Colombian (2.54%) The local inhabitants of Caldas are known as caldenses. Of the five main regional groups in Colombia, the predominant group in Caldas are known as paisa, referring to those living in the Paisa region, which covers most of Antioquia, as well as the departments of Caldas, Risaralda and Quindío.

References

External links

Government of Caldas official website
{{Authority control Departments of Colombia States and territories established in 1905 1905 establishments in Colombia