Caldas ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaldas] ) is a department of Colombia named after Colombian patriotic figure Francisco José de Caldas . It is part of the Paisa Region and its capital is Manizales . The population of Caldas is 998,255, and its area is 7,291 km . Caldas is also part of the Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis region along with the Risaralda and Quindio departments, which were politically separated from Caldas in 1966.
14-716: Caldas may refer to: Places [ edit ] Çaldaş , Azerbaijan Caldas Department , in Colombia Caldas, Antioquia , a town in Antioquia, Colombia Caldas, Boyacá , a town in Boyacá, Colombia Caldas, Minas Gerais , a town in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil Poços de Caldas - a city in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil Caldas de Reis ,
28-641: A municipality in Galicia, Spain Caldas (comarca) , a comarca in the Province of Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain Caldas da Rainha , Portugal Caldas de São Jorge , a parish in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira São João de Caldas de Vizela , a parish in the municipality of Vizela São Miguel de Caldas de Vizela , a parish in the municipality of Vizela People [ edit ] Francisco José de Caldas , Colombian lawyer and scientist, after whom
42-596: A third of the Colombian oil output. Its capital is the town of Arauca . The name Arauca is believed to derive from the name of an Indigenous people, who are thought to be related to the Arawak or Arhuaco people. Some have also speculated that the name Arauca is connected with the Araucanian or Mapuche Indians of Chile and Argentina . The first conquistador to set foot in the region of present-day Arauca
56-664: Is a department of Eastern Colombia located in the extreme north of the Orinoco Basin of Colombia (the Llanos Orientales ), bordering Venezuela . The southern boundary of Arauca is formed by the Casanare and Meta Rivers , separating Arauca from the departments of Casanare and Vichada . To the west, Arauca borders the department of Boyacá . The Caño Limón oil fields located within Arauca account for almost
70-1880: Is situated in Caldas. The population of Caldas is 984,128 (2013), half of whom live in Manizales. The racial composition is: The local inhabitants of Caldas are known as caldenses. Of the five main regional groups in Colombia, the predominant group in Caldas are known as paisa, referring to those living in the Paisa region, which covers most of Antioquia, as well as the departments of Caldas, Risaralda and Quindío. [REDACTED] Amazonas [REDACTED] Antioquia [REDACTED] Arauca [REDACTED] Atlántico [REDACTED] Bolívar [REDACTED] Boyacá [REDACTED] Caldas [REDACTED] Caquetá [REDACTED] Casanare [REDACTED] Cauca [REDACTED] Cesar [REDACTED] Chocó [REDACTED] Córdoba [REDACTED] Cundinamarca [REDACTED] Guainía [REDACTED] Guaviare [REDACTED] Huila [REDACTED] La Guajira [REDACTED] Magdalena [REDACTED] Meta [REDACTED] Nariño [REDACTED] N. Santander [REDACTED] Putumayo [REDACTED] Quindío [REDACTED] Risaralda [REDACTED] San Andrés [REDACTED] Santander [REDACTED] Sucre [REDACTED] Tolima [REDACTED] Valle del Cauca [REDACTED] Vaupés [REDACTED] Vichada Capital district: [REDACTED] Bogotá Arauca Department Arauca ( Spanish pronunciation: [aˈɾawka] )
84-545: The Augustinian Recollect succeeded in their mission of evangelization. They founded five centers of the catechism: Solitude of Cravo, Cuiloto San Javier, San Jose del Ele, Lipa San Joaquin and San Fernando de Arauca. In 1810, the Araucanian territory became part of the newly created province of Casanare and in 1819 Arauca was incorporated into the province of Cundinamarca . By 1857, Arauca was made part of
98-694: The Sovereign State of Boyacá, that later became the Boyacá department. In 1891, the Arauca police station was established with chief executive Pedro León Acosta. By decree 113 of January 20, 1955, the territory was elevated to the national quartermaster, and finally, with the Constitution of July 5, 1991, Arauca became a department. Arauca is the regional capital since 1911. Its territory covers an area of 23,818 km , predominantly composed of plains. The Colombian census does not collect data on race and ethnicity, but compiled population estimates of
112-694: The U'wa. They are located in the northeastern foothills of the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes , until the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy in Boyacá . Its total population is estimated at 7231 people, belong to the Chibcha language family. U'wa means "intelligent people who can speak". The Betoye with 800 members constitutes the second-largest ethnic group in the department. They inhabit
126-735: The banks of the Cravo Norte River and the municipality of Tame. The area of its territory is 702 hectares (1,730 acres). Their language is considered part of the Chibcha language family. Although not retaining their original language, the people speak a mixture of Betoye with Spanish. Certain grammatical structures of the Betoye language persist in this mixture. The Guahibo are subdivided into tribes known as Sikuani, Kuiba, Chiricoa, Hitanü (iguana) and Hitnü (Macaguane), who speak Arawakan languages . The main economical activity of Arauca
140-464: The department 26 resguardos are located in an area of 128,167 hectares (316,710 acres). Six indigenous groups populate this region; U'wa with 1,124 members; Betoye at 800, Sikuani number 782, 441 Hitnü are registered, Kuiba count up to 241, Hitanü are listed at 110, the Chiricoa amount to 63 and thirty Piapoco are registered in Arauca. The predominant ethnic group in the department are
154-467: The department and the town are named. António Pereira de Sousa Caldas , Brazilian poet Others [ edit ] Caldas Sport Clube , a football club in Portugal Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Caldas . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
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#1732772258363168-508: The five groupings are: There are small numbers of descendants of European immigrants: the Spanish , German , Portuguese , Italian , French , British , Dutch , Polish , Greek and Arab (i.e. Lebanese , Syrian and Palestinian ) nationalities. Many Venezuelan nationals live in the department; around 10-15 percent of the population is of Venezuelan origin. The department's total indigenous population amounts to 3591 people. Across
182-467: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Caldas&oldid=929659449 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Caldas Department Caldas has 6 districts. The Miel I Dam
196-534: Was Nikolaus Federmann in 1539. He was a soldier in the company of Georg von Speyer , who passed through the south of present-day Venezuela and the eastern part of what is today known as Colombia. In 1659, the Catholic missions were establishing new settlements in tribal Guahibo, U'wa, Aeric and Chirico tribal lands. In the eighteenth century, being expelled from the Jesuits under Viceroy Pedro Mesia de la Zerda ,
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