Girardot, Cundinamarca | |
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Municipality and town | |
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![]() Localization in Cundinamarca, in Colombia | |
Coordinates: 4°18′18″N 74°48′06″W / 4.30500°N 74.80167°W | |
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Department | ![]() |
Province | Upper Magdalena Province |
Named for | ("Girardot") |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
• Mayor | Jose Alejandro Arbeláez Cruz (L) |
• Council | Girardot City Council |
Area | |
• Municipality and town | 130.32 km2 (50.32 sq mi) |
• Urban | 22.6019 km2 (8.7266 sq mi) |
• Rural | 107.7181 km2 (41.5902 sq mi) |
• Metro | 355.42 km2 (137.23 sq mi) |
Elevation | 326 m (1,070 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 289 m (948 ft) |
Population (2018 census)[5] | |
• Municipality and town | 101,018 |
• Rank | 6th Cundinamarca 59th Colombia |
• Density | 780/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
• Urban | 95,427 |
• Urban density | 4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
• Rural | 5,591 |
• Rural density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
• Metro | 142,288 |
• Metro density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Demonym | Girardoteño |
Time zone | UTC-5 (COT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (COT) |
Postal code | 252430-252439 |
Area code | 57 + 1 |
Website | Official website |
Girardot is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. It is the second most important city of Cundinamarca according to its production. It is home to a number of recreational and vacational spots, mainly visited by people from Bogotá, as it is located at two hours drive from the city but enjoys a tropical climate (compared to the cold and rainy climate of Bogotá). The municipality had a population of 109,792 (2020 estimate),[6] and form a small metropolitan area together with the neighbouring municipalities of Flandes and Ricaurte.
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