Timaná
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Timaná
Villa de San Calixto Villa de La Gaitana | |
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Municipality and town | |
| Church of Timaná Church of Timaná | |
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Flag of Timaná Flag | |
| Location of the municipality and town of Timana in the Huila Department of Colombia Location of the municipality and town of Timana in the Huila Department of Colombia | |
| Country | File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia |
| Department | Huila Department |
| Founded | 18 December 1538 |
| Founded by | Pedro de Añasco |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Juan Bautista Rojas Parra (2016-2019) |
| Area | |
• Municipality and town | 182.5 km2 (70.5 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1.8 km2 (0.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,100 m (3,600 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Municipality and town | 20,315 |
| • Density | 111.3/km2 (288.3/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 7,321 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
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Timaná is a town and municipality in the Huila Department, Colombia. The municipality is located in the south of Huila at an altitude of 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) and 166 kilometres (103 mi) southwest of the capital Neiva.[1]
History
[edit | edit source]The region of Timaná before the conquest in Colombia was inhabited by the Timana, bordered to the north by the Yalcón and farther north, the Paez and Pijao.
Modern Timaná was founded on December 18, 1538 by Pedro de Añasco, soldier in the army of Sebastián de Belalcázar.[2]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ (in Spanish) Official website Tibaná
- ^ (in Spanish) Fundacioned de ciudades y poblaciones - Banco de la República
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