Pereira, Colombia
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| Nickname(s): La Querendona, Trasnochadora y Morena | |||
| Motto: Pereira con Vida | |||
 Location of the city and municipality of Pereira in Risaralda Department. |
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| Coordinates: 4°48′51.4″N 75°41′40.41″W / 4.814278°N 75.6945583°WCoordinates: 4°48′51.4″N 75°41′40.41″W / 4.814278°N 75.6945583°W | |||
| Country | Colombia | ||
| Department | Risaralda | ||
| Region | Andean | ||
| Foundation | August 30, 1863 | ||
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| • Mayor | Juan Pablo Gallo Maya | ||
| Area | |||
| • City | 702 km2 (271 sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 628 km2 (242 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 1,411 m (4,629 ft) | ||
| Population (2016 est.) | |||
| • City | 472,023 | ||
| • Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Pereiran | ||
| Time zone | Eastern Time Zone (UTC-05) | ||
| Area code(s) | 57 + 6 | ||
| Website | Official website (Spanish) | ||
Pereira is the capital city of the Colombian department of Risaralda. It is located in the foothills of the Andes in a coffee-producing area of Colombia officially known as the "Coffee Axis". Pereira, alongside the rest of the Coffee Axis, form part of UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the "Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia". It is the most populated city in the Coffee Axis and the second-most populated city in the Paisa region, after Medellín. Pereira is also part of the Central West Metropolitan Area, which has over 1,000,000 residents and is composed of Pereira and the neighboring cities of Dosquebradas and La Virginia.
As the capital of the department of Risaralda, Pereira houses the headquarters of the Government of Risaralda, the Departmental Assembly, the Departmental Court, the Metropolitan Area Authority and the Attorney General. It also serves as the headquarters for numerous public companies and institutions of the Colombian state. Being in the center of the Golden Triangle (which consists of the cities of Bogotá, Medellín, and Cali), Pereira has become especially important in the fields of trade and commerce.
Pereira owes its name to the lawyer Francisco Pereira Martínez, a man who was close to the fight for independence for a city in the territory that once belong to the old Cartago. The village of Pereira was named in honor of him after his death.
The city of Pereira is known as "la querendona, trasnochadora y morena" and "the pearl of Otún".
Pereira is located in what is known as the Golden Triangle, because it is located in the middle of Bogota, Medellin and Cali. Pereira is located in the Central Cordillera (mountain range) of Colombia in the valley of the river Otún and part of the Cauca river valley. To the north is La Virginia, Marsella and Dosquebradas. To the northeast is Santa Rosa de Cabal and to the east is Tolima. To the south is Quindío and Valle del Cauca and to the west is Balboa and Valle del Cauca.
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