La Florida is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department

Nariño Department

Nariño is a department of Colombia named after Antonio Nariño. It is in the west of the country, bordering Ecuador and the Pacific Ocean.Its capital is Pasto, other important cities include Tumaco, Ipiales.-Municipalities:# Albán# Aldana# Ancuya...

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Colombia

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The village of La Florida was founded on the 11th of November of 1820 under the original name of Mombuco which means "small valley". It was founded by Don Juan Meneses and formed part of the dioceses of San Bartholome of Matituy. It was renamed in 1843 to the name of La Florida.

Its current population is of 25.529.