Bolívar, Valle del Cauca

For other uses, see Bolívar (disambiguation).

Bolívar is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia.

Bolívar
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Bolívar, Valle del Cauca in the Valle del Cauca Department of Colombia.
Bolívar Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 4°20′19″N 76°11′5″W
Country	Colombia
Department	Valle del Cauca Department
Area [1]
• Total	602 km2 (232 sq mi)
Population  (Census 2018[2])
• Total	13,954
• Density	23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Climate	Am

Ricaurte, a village within the municipality of Bolívar, is home to the world's largest known cluster of people with fragile X syndrome. Around 5% of the village population carries the genetic mutation or premutation.^[3]

Notable people

• Fanor Mondragón, Colombian chemist, professor and researcher^[4]