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Piendamó, Cauca

Coordinates: 2°38′26.9″N 76°31′42.2″W / 2.640806°N 76.528389°W / 2.640806; -76.528389
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Piendamó
Municipality and town
Church of Piendamó
Church of Piendamó
Flag of Piendamó
Official seal of Piendamó
Location of Piendamó in Cauca
Location of Piendamó in Cauca
Coordinates: 2°38′26.9″N 76°31′42.2″W / 2.640806°N 76.528389°W / 2.640806; -76.528389
Country Colombia
DepartmentCauca
ProvinceCentral
Founded2 April 1924
Founded byPedro Antonio Sandoval
Government
 • MayorVictor Isaac Valencia Sandoval
(2016-2019)
Area
 • Municipality and town
197 km2 (76 sq mi)
 • Urban
30 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation
1,685 m (5,528 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Municipality and town
44,535
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
 • Urban
14,696
 • Urban density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
ClimateCfb
WebsiteOfficial website

Piendamó is a municipality in the department of Cauca in southwestern Colombia.

Description

Piendamó was formerly called Tunía and as such an encomienda of the conquistadors Sebastian de Belalcázar, Francisco Arévalo, Pedro Matta and Pedro de Velasco. Modern Piendamó was founded on April 2, 1924 by Pedro Antonio Sandoval. The municipality is located in the Cauca Basin in the valley of the Cauca River at an altitude of 1,685 metres (5,528 ft) above mean sea level. It borders Silvia in the east, Morales in the west, Caldono in the north and Cajibio in the south.[1]

Named after Piendamó

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