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El Cerrito, Valle del Cauca
Municipality and town in Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the city in the Santander department, see Cerrito, Santander. For other uses, see Cerrito (disambiguation).
El Cerrito is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. This is one of the 42 municipalities of the department.
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El Cerrito | |
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Municipality and town | |
Nickname: Ciudad Cariño | |
Motto: Paz y Virtud | |
![]() Location of the municipality and town of El Cerrito, Valle del Cauca in the Valle del Cauca Department of Colombia. | |
Coordinates: 3°40′N 76°10′W | |
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Department | Valle del Cauca Department |
Area | |
• Municipality and town | 441.9 km2 (170.6 sq mi) |
• Urban | 3.52 km2 (1.36 sq mi) |
Elevation | 967 m (3,173 ft) |
Population (2018 census)[1] | |
• Municipality and town | 56,470 |
• Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
• Urban | 35,977 |
• Urban density | 10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Website | http://elcerrito-valle.gov.co/ |
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The town is known for having within its jurisdiction the hacienda "El Paraíso", where the writer Jorge Isaacs lived and set his novel María. Part of its territory also belongs to the Parque Nacional Natural Las Hermosas. Is situated 47 km east to Cali, the capital of the department.