Salamina, Caldas
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Salamina is a town and municipality in the colombia
n department
of Caldas
. It is located north of the department and has a township called San Felix. It was declared a national monument and historic heritage of mankind.
Salamina was founded in 1825 by Fermin Lopez, Juan de Dios Arantzazu, Francisco Marulanda and others. Salamina is known as the "city of light" because there Caldas has produced many poets, musicians, actors and writers. It is also known as "Mother of Nations" because it was one of the epicenters from where the founders and first settlers of Neira
, Aranzazu
, Manizales
, Santa Rosa de Cabal, Pereira, Armenia, among others parted. It was elevated to a municipality in 1861.
It has a population of about 20,000 inhabitants, an area of 40,354 hectares and an average temperature of 22°C. Its economy is based on coffee and raise livestock and dairy.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n department
Departments of Colombia
Colombia is an unitary republic formed by thirty-two departments and a Capital District . Each department has a Governor and a Department Assembly , elected by popular vote for a four-year period. The governor cannot be re-elected in consecutive periods...
of Caldas
Caldas Department
Caldas is a department of Colombia named after Colombian patriotic figure Francisco José de Caldas. It's part of the Paisa Region and its capital is Manizales. The population of Caldas is 1,030,062, and its area is 7,291 km²...
. It is located north of the department and has a township called San Felix. It was declared a national monument and historic heritage of mankind.
Salamina was founded in 1825 by Fermin Lopez, Juan de Dios Arantzazu, Francisco Marulanda and others. Salamina is known as the "city of light" because there Caldas has produced many poets, musicians, actors and writers. It is also known as "Mother of Nations" because it was one of the epicenters from where the founders and first settlers of Neira
Neira
Neira may refer to:*Hernán Neira, a Chilean writer and professor*José Neira, a Colombian track and field athlete*Neira, Caldas, a town and municipality in Colombia...
, Aranzazu
Aranzazu, Caldas
Aranzazu is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Caldas....
, Manizales
Manizales
Manizales is a city and municipality in central Colombia, capital of Department of Caldas and part of the region of Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis, near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano....
, Santa Rosa de Cabal, Pereira, Armenia, among others parted. It was elevated to a municipality in 1861.
It has a population of about 20,000 inhabitants, an area of 40,354 hectares and an average temperature of 22°C. Its economy is based on coffee and raise livestock and dairy.