Santa Rosa de Cabal facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Santa Rosa de Cabal
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Las Araucarias Park in downtown Santa Rosa de Cabal.
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Location of the town and municipality of Santa Rosa de Cabal in Risaralda Department.
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Country | Colombia | ||
Department | Risaralda | ||
Foundation | October 13, 1844 | ||
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• City | 486 km2 (188 sq mi) | ||
• Urban | 20 km2 (8 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 1,701 m (5,581 ft) | ||
Population
(2012)
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• City | 60,018 | ||
• Density | 123.49/km2 (319.8/sq mi) | ||
Demonym(s) | Santarrosanos | ||
Time zone | UTC-5 | ||
Area code(s) | 57 + 6 | ||
Website | Official website: http://santarosadecabal-risaralda.gov.co | ||
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Santa Rosa de Cabal is a town and municipality in the Risaralda Department, of west central Colombia, on the western slopes of the Andean Cordillera Central.
It is a commercial and manufacturing centre for the fertile agricultural and pastoral hinterland. Silkworms are raised in the vicinity. There are silver, gold, and mercury mines nearby.
A thermal pool called "Termales" is open for visitors.
Symbols
Flag: Rectangle of proportions 1:2 terciated by fess white, green and white. Alternatively: On a field Argent 1:2 a fess Vert.
Coat of arms: Party per pale and per chevron reduced engrailed Argent, Vert and Gules. In saltire over the first two fields, a Latin cross bendwise Gules surmounted by an axe bendwise sinister Proper, its blade upward and inward. On middle base a rose Argent barbed and seeded Or. The shield is ensigned by a three-towered mural crown Or with doors Sable. On a scroll Azure the motto 'Somos Libres' Sable.
In Spanish: Escudo partido y entado en punta. Primero, campo de plata. Segundo, campo de sinople. Brochante sobre ambos campos, una cruz latina de goles y un hacha en natural, dispuestos en sautor. Tercero, en campo de gules una rosa de plata con semillas y espinas de oro. Encima una corona mural de tres torres. En listel de blau 'Somos Libres' en sable.
See also
In Spanish: Santa Rosa de Cabal para niños