Girardot, Cundinamarca
Girardot, Cundinamarca | |
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Municipality and town | |
Commerce strip | |
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Localization in Cundinamarca, in Colombia | |
Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 4°18′18″N 74°48′06″W / 4.30500°N 74.80167°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Cundinamarca |
| Province | Upper Magdalena Province |
| Established | 1852 |
| Named after | Atanasio Girardot |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Mayor | Jose Alejandro Arbeláez Cruz (L) |
| • Council | Girardot City Council |
| Area | |
• Municipality and town | 130.32 km2 (50.32 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 22.6019 km2 (8.7266 sq mi) |
| • Rural | 107.7181 km2 (41.5902 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 355.42 km2 (137.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 326 m (1,070 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 289 m (948 ft) |
| Population (2018 census) | |
• Municipality and town | 101,018 |
| • Rank | 6th Cundinamarca 59th Colombia |
| • Density | 775.15/km2 (2,007.6/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 95,427 |
| • Urban density | 4,222.1/km2 (10,935/sq mi) |
| • Rural | 5,591 |
| • Rural density | 51.90/km2 (134.4/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 142,288 |
| • Metro density | 400.34/km2 (1,036.9/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Girardoteño |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (COT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (COT) |
| Postal code | 252430-252439 |
| Area code | 57 + 1 |
| Website | Official website |
Girardot is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. It is the second most important city of Cundinamarca according to its production. It is home to a number of recreational and vacational spots, mainly visited by people from Bogotá, as it is located at two hours drive from the city but enjoys a tropical climate (compared to the cold and rainy climate of Bogotá). The municipality had a population of 109,792 (2020 estimate), and form a small metropolitan area together with the neighbouring municipalities of Flandes and Ricaurte.