Manizales is the capital of the Department of Caldas in the Andean region of Colombia, sitting at 2,160 meters elevation on the Central Mountain Range near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano. Founded on October 12, 1849, the city anchors the northern end of the Colombian Coffee Growers Axis and is a major center of coffee production. The 2018 census recorded about 434,403 residents in the municipality, with a metropolitan area population of 552,155, and the city is also an important educational hub with numerous universities.
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Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Manizales (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 454,494 (2023)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 5.0675, longitude -75.51
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 2200 m
P571 (inception)
inception 1849
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 454494 (2023)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Manizales - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3675443
5.0668 -75.50684 P PPLA CO 37 17001 434403 2144 America/Bogota
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 2144 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 5.25, -75.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 5.25, -75.75
5.25 -75.75 Af
Manizales (Wikipedia)
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Manizales (Spanish pronunciation: [maniˈsales]) is a city in central Colombia.
- In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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