Quinchía | |
Official Name: | Quinchía |
Nickname: | Villa de los Cerros, (Village of the Hills) |
Settlement Type: | Town and Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Colombia |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Colombia |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Risaralda |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Andean Region of Colombia |
Subdivision Type3: | Cultural Area |
Subdivision Name3: | Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1888 |
Parts Type: | Administrative Division |
Parts Style: | list |
Parts: | Boroughs |
P1: | Batero |
P2: | Irra |
P3: | Naranjal |
P4: | Santa Helena |
Government Type: | Strong Mayor-Council |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Alicia Palacio Restrepo (2008-2011) |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 149.8 |
Elevation M: | 1825 |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Note: | According to National Department for Statistics of Colombia (DANE) |
Population Total: | 27890 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Bogotá, (Colombia). |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Coor Pinpoint: | Urban area |
Coordinates: | 5.3379°N -75.7296°W |
Website: | http://quinchia-risaralda.gov.co/index.shtml |
Quinchía, also known as Villa de los Cerros (Village of the Hills), is a town and municipality in the Department of Risaralda, Colombia. About 110 km away from the capital Pereira. In 2023 the town had an estimated population of 27,890.[1]
Around 1842, the decimated indigenous population, as a result of the violence against them by the Spaniards, decided to formalize the organization of the hamlet, creating Quinchía Viejo. On November 29, 1886, the current municipality of Quinchía emerged, by the will of Messrs. Gabriel Vinasco, Zoilo Bermúdez, José Natalio and Protasio Gómez.
Quinchia was officialized on November 29, 1888, also On April 24, 1912 the town was declared a municipality. At the beginning of the 20th century, the Indigenous Reservation would end, through negotiations and all kinds of maneuvers by the Antioquia settlers who ended up taking over the lands.[2]
It's located in the Colombian coffee growing axis, part of the "Coffee Cultural Landscape" UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011.
Quinchía has a subtropical highland climate with an average annual temperature of 18 °C.[3]