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Santa Rosa de Cabal
Las Araucarias Park in downtown Santa Rosa de Cabal.
Las Araucarias Park in downtown Santa Rosa de Cabal.
Flag of Santa Rosa de Cabal
Flag
Official seal of Santa Rosa de Cabal
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Location of the town and municipality of Santa Rosa de Cabal in Risaralda Department.
Location of the town and municipality of Santa Rosa de Cabal in Risaralda Department.
Santa Rosa de Cabal is located in Colombia
Santa Rosa de Cabal
Santa Rosa de Cabal
Location in Colombia
Country Colombia
Department Risaralda
Foundation October 13, 1844
Area
 • City 486 km2 (188 sq mi)
 • Urban
20 km2 (8 sq mi)
Elevation
1,715 m (5,627 ft)
Population
 (2023)
 • City 79,840
 • Density 164.28/km2 (425.5/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Santarrosanos
Time zone UTC-5
Area code(s) 57 + 6
Website Official website: http://santarosadecabal-risaralda.gov.co
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Santa Rosa de Cabal is a town and municipality in the Department of Risaralda, Colombia. About 14 km away from the capital Pereira. In 2023 the town had an estimated population of 79,840.

History

Founded in 1844 when the colonizer Fermín López, accompanied by a group made up of Juan Ignacio Gallego, Irene Londoño, Ignacio Vásquez, José Antonio Pino, Lorenzo Gonzalez, José Hurtado, Nepomuceno Vásquez, Pedro Gallego and Vicente Vásquez, among others, created the birth of the municipality between the years 1843 and 1844.

In 1852, on October 13, Santa Rosa de Cabal was declared a municipality.

Climate

Santa Rosa de Cabal has a subtropical highland climate with an average annual temperature of 19°C.

Climate data for Santa Rosa de Cabal (Veracruz), elevation 1,720 m (5,640 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 24.2
(75.6)
24.3
(75.7)
24.1
(75.4)
23.7
(74.7)
23.6
(74.5)
23.6
(74.5)
24.0
(75.2)
24.0
(75.2)
23.7
(74.7)
23.3
(73.9)
23.2
(73.8)
23.6
(74.5)
23.8
(74.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.9
(66.0)
19.1
(66.4)
19.1
(66.4)
18.8
(65.8)
18.7
(65.7)
18.7
(65.7)
19.0
(66.2)
18.9
(66.0)
18.7
(65.7)
18.3
(64.9)
18.4
(65.1)
18.6
(65.5)
18.8
(65.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 14.5
(58.1)
14.7
(58.5)
14.9
(58.8)
14.8
(58.6)
14.8
(58.6)
14.7
(58.5)
14.5
(58.1)
14.5
(58.1)
14.4
(57.9)
14.3
(57.7)
14.5
(58.1)
14.4
(57.9)
14.6
(58.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 173.7
(6.84)
193.2
(7.61)
246.4
(9.70)
270.3
(10.64)
276.0
(10.87)
211.5
(8.33)
168.4
(6.63)
171.9
(6.77)
225.0
(8.86)
325.8
(12.83)
301.7
(11.88)
218.2
(8.59)
2,782.2
(109.54)
Average precipitation days 18 17 21 24 25 23 18 20 22 25 23 20 253
Average relative humidity (%) 85 84 84 86 87 86 85 84 85 87 87 85 86
Mean monthly sunshine hours 139.5 121.4 111.6 93.0 99.2 111.0 136.4 127.1 108.0 105.4 111.0 124.0 1,387.6
Mean daily sunshine hours 4.5 4.3 3.6 3.1 3.2 3.7 4.4 4.1 3.6 3.4 3.7 4.0 3.8
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales
Climate data for Santa Rosa de Cabal (Jazmin El), elevation 1,600 m (5,200 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 25.2
(77.4)
25.2
(77.4)
25.5
(77.9)
24.5
(76.1)
24.3
(75.7)
24.9
(76.8)
25.3
(77.5)
25.3
(77.5)
24.7
(76.5)
23.7
(74.7)
23.9
(75.0)
24.6
(76.3)
24.7
(76.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 19.8
(67.6)
20.0
(68.0)
20.2
(68.4)
19.6
(67.3)
19.4
(66.9)
19.7
(67.5)
20.0
(68.0)
20.1
(68.2)
19.4
(66.9)
18.7
(65.7)
18.8
(65.8)
19.4
(66.9)
19.6
(67.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 15.5
(59.9)
15.6
(60.1)
15.9
(60.6)
15.6
(60.1)
15.5
(59.9)
15.6
(60.1)
15.4
(59.7)
15.6
(60.1)
15.1
(59.2)
14.9
(58.8)
15.1
(59.2)
15.3
(59.5)
15.4
(59.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 188.7
(7.43)
173.0
(6.81)
209.2
(8.24)
292.8
(11.53)
242.9
(9.56)
178.8
(7.04)
157.6
(6.20)
173.7
(6.84)
189.2
(7.45)
297.5
(11.71)
275.9
(10.86)
174.4
(6.87)
2,545.1
(100.20)
Average relative humidity (%) 80 81 81 83 85 82 79 80 82 84 83 81 82
Mean monthly sunshine hours 158.1 135.5 136.4 111.0 111.6 126.0 161.2 148.8 126.0 108.5 108.0 133.3 1,564.4
Mean daily sunshine hours 5.1 4.8 4.4 3.7 3.6 4.2 5.2 4.8 4.2 3.5 3.6 4.3 4.3
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales
Climate data for Santa Rosa de Cabal (San Remo), elevation 2,000 m (6,600 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 21.8
(71.2)
22.0
(71.6)
21.9
(71.4)
21.6
(70.9)
21.5
(70.7)
21.6
(70.9)
21.9
(71.4)
22.3
(72.1)
21.5
(70.7)
21.2
(70.2)
20.9
(69.6)
21.3
(70.3)
21.6
(70.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 17.0
(62.6)
17.2
(63.0)
17.2
(63.0)
17.2
(63.0)
17.3
(63.1)
17.2
(63.0)
17.3
(63.1)
17.4
(63.3)
17.0
(62.6)
16.8
(62.2)
16.8
(62.2)
16.9
(62.4)
17.1
(62.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 13.3
(55.9)
13.5
(56.3)
13.7
(56.7)
14.0
(57.2)
14.1
(57.4)
14.0
(57.2)
13.9
(57.0)
13.8
(56.8)
13.7
(56.7)
13.6
(56.5)
13.6
(56.5)
13.4
(56.1)
13.7
(56.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 174.7
(6.88)
165.1
(6.50)
242.5
(9.55)
298.1
(11.74)
278.0
(10.94)
197.3
(7.77)
140.4
(5.53)
150.3
(5.92)
212.2
(8.35)
309.6
(12.19)
274.5
(10.81)
224.0
(8.82)
2,551.3
(100.44)
Average precipitation days 16 16 20 24 23 21 19 18 22 25 24 19 236
Average relative humidity (%) 84 83 85 87 87 86 84 83 85 86 87 86 85
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales

Tourism

It's 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 de Santa Rosa" is open for visitors.

Imagen de los Termales de Santa Rosa de Cabal
Termales Santa Rosa de Cabal

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.

See also

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