Cumbal

Cumbal
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Cumbal in the Nariño Department of Colombia
Coordinates: 0°54′28″N 77°47′27″W / 0.90778°N 77.79083°W / 0.90778; -77.79083
Country	Colombia
Department	Nariño Department
Population  (2020 est.[1])
• Total	41,205
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Cumbal is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia.

Historically it is said that in 1529 the chief Cumbe founded a town with the name "Pavas" located at the foot of the Cumbal volcano, between the Blanco river and the Riochiquito gorge. Its inhabitants belonged to the grassland ethnic group. In the year 1547, its name was changed to Cumbal in honor of its founder. On December 14, 1923, due to a series of earthquakes that that area suffered, this settlement disappeared. The population was refounded on July 20, 1924, in another place and its municipal erection was carried out by Ordinance 59 of 1925.