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Tuluá

Tuluá
Municipality and town
Tuluá in May 2008
Tuluá in May 2008
Official seal of Tuluá
Seal
Location of the municipality and town of Tuluá in the Valle del Cauca Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Tuluá in the Valle del Cauca Department of Colombia.
Tuluá is located in Colombia
Tuluá
Tuluá
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 4°05′N 76°12′W / 4.083°N 76.200°W / 4.083; -76.200
Country  Colombia
Department Valle del Cauca Department
Founded 1639
Government
 • Mayor José Germán Gómez
Area
 • Total 910.55 km2 (351.57 sq mi)
Elevation 960 m (3,150 ft)
Population (2013)
 • Total 206,610
 • Density 230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Tulueño
Time zone Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 57 + 2
Website Official website (Spanish)

Coordinates: 4°5′0″N 76°12′0″W / 4.08333°N 76.20000°W / 4.08333; -76.20000 Tuluá (pronounced /toolu-wA/ ) is a city located in the heart of the Cauca Valley, Colombia Valle del Cauca, Colombia. A major industrial and commercial center, it is the region's fourth largest city after Cali, the department capital, Buenaventura and Palmira. Founded around 1741 by Juan de Lemos y Aguirre, it has a population of approximately 200,000 inhabitants. It is also known as the Corazón del Valle (meaning 'The Heart of Valle'), as La Villa de Céspedes ('Town of Céspedes', named after the naturalist Juan María Céspedes) and Tierra Fácil ('Easy Land' in the native language).

It is well known throughout Colombia and many parts of South America as a major center of salsa dancing.

The Tuluá River runs through Tuluá's urban area. The city is located 269 miles from Bogotá, the capital of Colombia, 63 miles northeast of Cali and 108 miles from the important harbor city Buenaventura, Colombia, which is situated on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. Although it covers a relatively small urban area, Tuluá's metropolitan area is comparatively big. The city lies between the two westernmost Cordilleras of Colombia, about 50 miles east of the Pacific Ocean port of Buenaventura.


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