Caldas Department

Department of Caldas
Departamento de Caldas
Nevado del Ruiz
Flag of Department of Caldas
Coat of arms of Department of Caldas
Caldas shown in red
Caldas shown in red
Topography of the department
Topography of the department
Coordinates: 5°06′N 75°33′W / 5.100°N 75.550°W / 5.100; -75.550
Country Colombia
RegionAndean Region
Department1905
CapitalManizales
Government
 • GovernorHenry Gutiérrez Ángel (2024-2027)
Area
 • Total7,888 km2 (3,046 sq mi)
 • Rank28th
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total998,255
 • Rank17th
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
GDP
 • TotalCOP 23,953 billion
(US$ 5.6 billion)
Time zoneUTC-05
ISO 3166 codeCO-CAL
Municipalities27
HDI0.769[3]
high · 6th of 33
Websitegobernaciondecaldas.gov.co

Caldas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaldas]) is a department of Colombia named after Colombian patriotic figure Francisco José de Caldas. It is part of the Paisa Region and its capital is Manizales. The population of Caldas is 998,255, and its area is 7,291 km2. Caldas is also part of the Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis region along with the Risaralda and Quindio departments, which were politically separated from Caldas in 1966.

  1. ^ "DANE". Archived from the original on November 13, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  2. ^ "Producto Interno Bruto por departamento", www.dane.gov.co
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.