Depairtment o Valle del Cauca Departamento del Valle del Cauca | |
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Valle del Cauca shown in red | |
Coordinates: 3°25′N 76°31′W / 3.417°N 76.517°W | |
Kintra | Colombie |
Region | Andean Region/Paceefic Region |
Established | 16 Aprile 1910 |
Capital | Cali |
Govrenment | |
• Govrenor | Francisco Lourido (List of political parties in Colombia) |
Area | |
• Total | 22140 km2 (8,550 sq mi) |
Area rank | 23 |
Population (2005)[1] | |
• Total | 4,060,196 |
• Rank | 3 |
• Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-05 |
ISO 3166 code | CO-VAC |
Municipalities | 42 |
Website | www.valledelcauca.gov.co |
Valle del Cauca (Spaingie pronunciation: [ˈbaʎe ðel ˈkauka], locally: [ˈbaʝe ðel ˈkauka]) is a depairtment o Colombie. It is in the wastren side o the kintra, facin the Paceefic Ocean, an it is considered ane o the maist important depairtments in the Republic of Colombia. Its caipital is Santiago de Cali. Gien its privilegit location, lately it haes been considered as the Paceefic Door o Colombie. Besides Cali sic ceeties as Buenaventura, Cartago an Tulua hae great economical, poleetical, social an cultural influence on the depairtment's life. Valle del Cauca haes the lairgest nummer o independent touns (i.e. no in Metropolitan auries) wi ower 100,000 indwallers in the kintra, coontin sax athin its borders.[2] Buenaventura haes the lairgest an busiest seaport in Colombie, muivin aboot 8,500,000 tons o merchandise.[3]