Balboa, Risaralda

Municipality and town in Risaralda Department, Colombia

Balboa, Risaralda

Municipality and town

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Location of the municipality and town of Balboa, Risaralda in the Risaralda Department of Colombia.

Country|  Colombia
Department| Risaralda Department
Elevation

| 1,550 m (5,090 ft)
Population

(2023)

• Total| 6,510
Time zone| UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Balboa is a town and municipality in the Department of Risaralda, Colombia, with a distance of approximately 53 kilometers from the capital Pereira.[1] In 2023, the town had an estimated population of 6,510.[2]

## History[edit]

Balboa was founded in 1907 by Antioquian settlers, among whom we can mention Juan Bautista, José Miguel Ceballos, Julián and Pedro Benjumea, Esnoraldo Valencia, Alejandro Murillo, Juan and Waldo Rojas, Leonor and Cesáreo Agudelo, Jacob and Julio Ruiz, Cenon, Juan de Jesús Ospina, Jesús Gallego and Waldo Ochoa.[3]

## Climate[edit]

Balboa is situated 1550 metres above the sea level. Due to that elevation, the town has a subtropical highland climate with an average annual temperature of 20°C.[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ M. Hermelin & G. Bedoya (2008). "Community participation in natural risk prevention: case histories from Columbia". In D. Liverman; C. Pereira & B. Marker (eds.). Communicating Environmental Geoscience. Geological Society. pp. 49. ISBN 1862392609.
2. ^ Telefónicas, Telencuestas-Encuestas. "Cuántos habitantes tiene Balboa, Risaralda en 2023". Telencuestas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-27.
3. ^ "Balboa – Risaralda un destino lleno de vida" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-27.
4. ^ Risaralda, Gobernación de (2016-09-28). "Balboa". Gobernación de Risaralda (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-27.

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Municipalities in the Risaralda Department

* Apia
* Balboa
* Belén de Umbría
* Dosquebradas
* Guática
* La Celia
* La Virginia
* Marsella
* Mistrato
* Pereira
* Pueblo Rico
* Quinchía
* Santa Rosa de Cabal
* Santuario

4°55′0.01″N 75°57′0″W﻿ / ﻿4.9166694°N 75.95000°W﻿ / 4.9166694; -75.95000

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