Santa Rosa de Cabal
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Las Araucarias Park in downtown Santa Rosa de Cabal. | |||
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 Location of the town and municipality of Santa Rosa de Cabal in Risaralda Department. | |||
  Santa Rosa de Cabal Location of the town and municipality of Santa Rosa de Cabal in Risaralda Department. | |||
| Coordinates: 4°52′N 75°37′W / 4.867°N 75.617°WCoordinates: 4°52′N 75°37′W / 4.867°N 75.617°W | |||
| Country | Colombia | ||
| Department | Risaralda | ||
| Foundation | October 13, 1844 | ||
| Area | |||
| • City | 486 km2 (188 sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 20 km2 (8 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 1,701 m (5,581 ft) | ||
| Population (2012) | |||
| • City | 60,018 | ||
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Santarrosanos | ||
| Area code(s) | 57 + 6 | ||
| Website | Official website (Spanish) | ||
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Santa Rosa de Cabal is a town and municipality in the Risaralda Department, of west central Colombia, on the western slopes of the Andean Cordillera Central.
It is a commercial and manufacturing centre for the fertile agricultural and pastoral hinterland. Silkworms are raised in the vicinity. There are silver, gold, and mercury mines nearby.
A thermal pool called "Termales" is open for visitors.
Symbols
Flag: Rectangle of proportions 1:2 terciated by fess white, green and white. Alternatively: On a field Argent 1:2 a fess Vert.
Coat of arms: Party per pale and per chevron reduced engrailed Argent, Vert and Gules. In saltire over the first two fields, a Latin cross bendwise Gules surmounted by an axe bendwise sinister Proper, its blade upward and inward. On middle base a rose Argent barbed and seeded Or. The shield is ensigned by a three-towered mural crown Or with doors Sable. On a scroll Azure the motto 'Somos Libres' Sable.
In Spanish: Escudo partido y entado en punta. Primero, campo de plata. Segundo, campo de sinople. Brochante sobre ambos campos, una cruz latina de goles y un hacha en natural, dispuestos en sautor. Tercero, en campo de gules una rosa de plata con semillas y espinas de oro. Encima una corona mural de tres torres. En listel de blau 'Somos Libres' en sable.
External links
- (Spanish) Commercial And Tourist Guide Santa Rosa De Cabal
- (Spanish) Santa Rosa de Cabal official website
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