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Cali
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Santiago de Cali (Spaingie pronunciation: [sanˈtjaɣo ðe ˈkali]), simply referred tae as Cali, is a ceety in wastren Colombie an the caipital o the Valle del Cauca Depairtment. Wi a population o 2.5 million, Cali is the third lairgest ceety in the kintra, efter Bogotá an Medellín. It haes ane o the fastest growin economies an infrastructur in the kintra acause o its geographical location. The ceety wis foondit on 25 Julie 1536 bi the Spaingie conquistador Sebastián de Belalcázar.
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Cali | |
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Ceety | |
Santiago de Cali | |
Eik-name(s): "Branch o Heaven", "Sultana del Valle", "Sports Ceety o Colombie", "Cali es Cali, lo demás es loma", "The Salsa´s caipital o the warld | |
![]() Location o the municipality an ceety o Cali in the Valle del Cauca Depairtment. | |
Coordinates: 3°25′14″N 76°31′20″W | |
Kintra | Colombie |
Depairtment | Valle del Cauca |
Foondation | 25 Julie 1536 |
Foondit bi | Sebastián de Belalcázar |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Rodrigo Guerrero Velasco |
Area | |
• Ceety | 564 km2 (218 sq mi) |
Elevation | 997 m (3,271 ft) |
Population (2005)[1] | |
• Ceety | 2,244,158 |
• Rank | Rankit 3rd |
• Density | 4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
• Metro | 2,825,105 |
Demonym(s) | Caleño |
Time zone | UTC-5 (COT) |
Area code(s) | 2 |
HDI (2008) | 0.80 – high |
Website | www.cali.gov.co |
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