Tuluá

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nameTuluá
settlement_typeMunicipality and city
image_skylineTuluá,_Valle_del_Cauca,_Colombia.jpg
imagesize300px
image_captionTuluá in May 2008
image_flagFlag_of_Tuluá.svg
image_sealEscudo de Tuluá.svg
image_mapColombia - Valle del Cauca - Tuluá.svg
mapsize250px
map_captionLocation of the municipality and town of Tuluá in the Valle del Cauca Department of Colombia.
pushpin_mapColombia
pushpin_mapsize300
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Colombia
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameColombia
subdivision_type1Department
subdivision_name1Valle del Cauca Department
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameJohn Jairo Gomez Aguirre (2019-2023)
established_titleFounded
established_date1639
area_total_km2909.4
area_urban_km216.05
population_as_of2020 est.
population_footnotes
population_total218812
population_density_km2auto
population_urban178030
population_density_urban_km2auto
population_demonymTulueño
coordinates
timezoneColombia Standard Time
utc_offset-5
elevation_m960
area_code57 + 2
websiteOfficial website
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| name = Tuluá | native_name = | nickname = | motto = | settlement_type = Municipality and city | image_skyline = Tuluá,_Valle_del_Cauca,_Colombia.jpg | imagesize = 300px | image_caption = Tuluá in May 2008 | image_flag = Flag_of_Tuluá.svg | image_seal = Escudo de Tuluá.svg | image_map = Colombia - Valle del Cauca - Tuluá.svg | mapsize = 250px | map_caption = Location of the municipality and town of Tuluá in the Valle del Cauca Department of Colombia. | pushpin_map = Colombia | pushpin_mapsize = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Colombia | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Colombia | subdivision_type1 = Department | subdivision_name1 = Valle del Cauca Department | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = John Jairo Gomez Aguirre (2019-2023) | established_title = Founded | established_date = 1639 | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 909.4 | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_km2 = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_km2 = | area_water_sq_mi = | area_water_percent = | area_urban_km2 = 16.05 | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | population_as_of = 2020 est. | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = 218812 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_density_sq_mi = | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_density_metro_sq_mi = | population_urban = 178030 | population_density_urban_km2 = auto | population_demonym = Tulueño | coordinates = | timezone = Colombia Standard Time | utc_offset = -5 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | elevation_m = 960 | elevation_ft = | area_code = 57 + 2 | website = Official website | footnotes = | official_name = Tuluá (), is a city located in the heart of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. A major industrial and commercial center, it is the region's fourth-largest city after Cali—the department capital—Palmira and Buenaventura. Founded around 1741 by Juan de Lemos y Aguirre, it has a population of approximately 178,000. It is also known as the Corazón del Valle (meaning 'The Heart of Valle'), as La Villa de Céspedes ('Town of Céspedes', named after the naturalist Juan María Céspedes) and Tierra Fácil ('Easy Land' in the native language).

It is well known throughout Colombia and many parts of South America as a major center of salsa dancing.

Geography

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Panorámica_de_Tuluá_desde_la_cordillera_Occidental.jpg" caption="Landscape in Tuluá."] ::

The Tuluá River runs through Tuluá's urban area. The city is located 269 miles from Bogotá, the capital of Colombia, 63 miles northeast of Cali and 108 miles from the important harbor city of Buenaventura, which lies on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. Although it has a relatively small urban area, Tuluá's metropolitan area is comparatively big. The city lies between the two westernmost cordilleras of Colombia, about 50 miles east of Buenaventura.

Climate

Located just three degrees north of the equator, Tuluá has a tropical rainforest climate (Af in the Köppen climate classification). It has hot, sunny days usually in the high 20s and low 30s, punctuated by intense storms. Night temperatures are on average in the high teens. A lot of different vegetables and fruit are grown in Tuluá. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Rio_Tuluá_.jpg" caption="Tuluá River"] ::

|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Tuluá (Heriberto Gíl Martínez Airport), elevation 955 m, (1981–2010) |Jan high C = 30.2 |Feb high C = 30.6 |Mar high C = 30.5 |Apr high C = 29.7 |May high C = 29.4 |Jun high C = 29.6 |Jul high C = 30.3 |Aug high C = 30.8 |Sep high C = 30.2 |Oct high C = 29.3 |Nov high C = 29.0 |Dec high C = 29.4 | year high C = 29.9 |Jan mean C = 24.1 |Feb mean C = 24.3 |Mar mean C = 24.3 |Apr mean C = 23.9 |May mean C = 23.8 |Jun mean C = 23.7 |Jul mean C = 24.1 |Aug mean C = 24.2 |Sep mean C = 24.0 |Oct mean C = 23.4 |Nov mean C = 23.1 |Dec mean C = 23.5 | year mean C = 23.9 |Jan low C = 18.4 |Feb low C = 18.6 |Mar low C = 18.8 |Apr low C = 18.9 |May low C = 18.8 |Jun low C = 18.5 |Jul low C = 17.9 |Aug low C = 18.1 |Sep low C = 18.3 |Oct low C = 18.4 |Nov low C = 18.4 |Dec low C = 18.4 | year low C = 18.5 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 80.7 |Feb precipitation mm = 85.9 |Mar precipitation mm = 146.7 |Apr precipitation mm = 156.1 |May precipitation mm = 135.3 |Jun precipitation mm = 82.8 |Jul precipitation mm = 61.9 |Aug precipitation mm = 60.3 |Sep precipitation mm = 108.5 |Oct precipitation mm = 156.1 |Nov precipitation mm = 140.6 |Dec precipitation mm = 87.3 |year precipitation mm = 1302.1 | Jan precipitation days = 12 | Feb precipitation days = 12 | Mar precipitation days = 16 | Apr precipitation days = 18 | May precipitation days = 18 | Jun precipitation days = 14 | Jul precipitation days = 12 | Aug precipitation days = 11 | Sep precipitation days = 14 | Oct precipitation days = 19 | Nov precipitation days = 18 | Dec precipitation days = 14 | year precipitation days = 174 | Jan humidity = 76 | Feb humidity = 76 | Mar humidity = 76 | Apr humidity = 80 | May humidity = 81 | Jun humidity = 81 | Jul humidity = 77 | Aug humidity = 75 | Sep humidity = 77 | Oct humidity = 79 | Nov humidity = 80 | Dec humidity = 79 | year humidity = 78 |source 1 = Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales{{cite web |url=http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios+Climatol%C3%B3gicos++1981+-+2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815025712/http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios%2BClimatol%C3%B3gicos%2B%2B1981%2B-%2B2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128 |archive-date=15 August 2016 |title=Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010 |publisher=Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales |language=es |access-date= 17 June 2024 |url-status=dead}}

|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Mateguadua, Tuluá, elevation 1025 m, (1981–2010) |Jan high C = 29.4 |Feb high C = 29.8 |Mar high C = 29.6 |Apr high C = 29.4 |May high C = 29.3 |Jun high C = 29.3 |Jul high C = 29.7 |Aug high C = 30.2 |Sep high C = 29.9 |Oct high C = 29.3 |Nov high C = 29.0 |Dec high C = 29.2 | year high C = 29.5 |Jan mean C = 22.6 |Feb mean C = 22.8 |Mar mean C = 22.7 |Apr mean C = 22.6 |May mean C = 22.5 |Jun mean C = 22.6 |Jul mean C = 22.7 |Aug mean C = 23.1 |Sep mean C = 22.7 |Oct mean C = 22.3 |Nov mean C = 22.2 |Dec mean C = 22.3 | year mean C = 22.6 |Jan low C = 17.3 |Feb low C = 17.4 |Mar low C = 17.5 |Apr low C = 17.7 |May low C = 17.7 |Jun low C = 17.6 |Jul low C = 17.3 |Aug low C = 17.4 |Sep low C = 17.3 |Oct low C = 17.3 |Nov low C = 17.2 |Dec low C = 17.3 | year low C = 17.4 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 94.5 |Feb precipitation mm = 93.7 |Mar precipitation mm = 148.0 |Apr precipitation mm = 160.8 |May precipitation mm = 112.3 |Jun precipitation mm = 64.6 |Jul precipitation mm = 47.3 |Aug precipitation mm = 56.9 |Sep precipitation mm = 127.4 |Oct precipitation mm = 163.1 |Nov precipitation mm = 145.1 |Dec precipitation mm = 101.0 |year precipitation mm = 1297.1 | Jan precipitation days = 12 | Feb precipitation days = 11 | Mar precipitation days = 16 | Apr precipitation days = 17 | May precipitation days = 16 | Jun precipitation days = 12 | Jul precipitation days = 11 | Aug precipitation days = 10 | Sep precipitation days = 14 | Oct precipitation days = 18 | Nov precipitation days = 17 | Dec precipitation days = 13 | year precipitation days = 165 | Jan humidity = 81 | Feb humidity = 80 | Mar humidity = 81 | Apr humidity = 83 | May humidity = 84 | Jun humidity = 83 | Jul humidity = 81 | Aug humidity = 80 | Sep humidity = 81 | Oct humidity = 82 | Nov humidity = 83 | Dec humidity = 83 | year humidity = 82 |source 1 = Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales

|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Barragan, Tuluá, elevation 2902 m, (1981–2010) |Jan high C = 16.1 |Feb high C = 16.2 |Mar high C = 16.4 |Apr high C = 16.4 |May high C = 16.4 |Jun high C = 16.2 |Jul high C = 15.7 |Aug high C = 15.9 |Sep high C = 16.2 |Oct high C = 15.8 |Nov high C = 15.7 |Dec high C = 15.7 | year high C = 16 |Jan mean C = 11.7 |Feb mean C = 11.8 |Mar mean C = 11.9 |Apr mean C = 12.0 |May mean C = 12.2 |Jun mean C = 12.0 |Jul mean C = 11.7 |Aug mean C = 11.8 |Sep mean C = 11.7 |Oct mean C = 11.4 |Nov mean C = 11.3 |Dec mean C = 11.5 | year mean C = 11.7 |Jan low C = 7.2 |Feb low C = 7.4 |Mar low C = 7.4 |Apr low C = 7.8 |May low C = 8.0 |Jun low C = 8.0 |Jul low C = 7.7 |Aug low C = 7.7 |Sep low C = 7.5 |Oct low C = 7.5 |Nov low C = 7.4 |Dec low C = 7.4 | year low C = 7.6 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 76.0 |Feb precipitation mm = 68.7 |Mar precipitation mm = 99.4 |Apr precipitation mm = 108.8 |May precipitation mm = 98.4 |Jun precipitation mm = 47.3 |Jul precipitation mm = 34.1 |Aug precipitation mm = 38.3 |Sep precipitation mm = 61.4 |Oct precipitation mm = 141.2 |Nov precipitation mm = 129.6 |Dec precipitation mm = 88.1 |year precipitation mm = 975.1 | Jan precipitation days = 11 | Feb precipitation days = 11 | Mar precipitation days = 15 | Apr precipitation days = 16 | May precipitation days = 17 | Jun precipitation days = 13 | Jul precipitation days = 10 | Aug precipitation days = 11 | Sep precipitation days = 11 | Oct precipitation days = 18 | Nov precipitation days = 19 | Dec precipitation days = 15 | year precipitation days = 165 | Jan humidity = 85 | Feb humidity = 83 | Mar humidity = 84 | Apr humidity = 84 | May humidity = 83 | Jun humidity = 82 | Jul humidity = 82 | Aug humidity = 82 | Sep humidity = 81 | Oct humidity = 85 | Nov humidity = 87 | Dec humidity = 86 | year humidity = 84 |source 1 = Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales

Crime

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Tulua_en_la_noche_desde_el_cerro_del_picacho_en_la_cordillera_occidental.jpg" caption="Tuluá in the night"] ::

Tuluá has high crime rates. The surge in murders is allegedly due to rivaling paramilitary gangs Los Urabeños and Los Rastrojos fighting for control of the city's lucrative drug trade. In 2022, over 50 people were killed by a prison riot.

Education

The University of Valle has a branch campus in Tuluá. The main campus is based in Cali, the department's capital. UCEVA (the Central University of Valle del Cauca) has its main campus in the city.

Transportation

The closest airport is Cali's international airport—which in fact is in Palmira—Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO) or Palmaseca. Sixteen airlines provide service for the airport, including American Airlines, Avianca (Colombia's largest airline and flag carrier) and Avianca Cargp. Tuluá also has a regional airport, Heriberto Gíl Martínez Airport (ULQ).

Places of interest

Botanical garden (Jardin Botánico) called Juan María Céspedes in Mateguadua village. Chillicote lake is famous for its herons. The soccer stadium 12 de Octubre has a capacity of 17,000. It is used by the local soccer team Cortuluá, which plays in the Colombian first division.

Lago Chillicote is named after Chillicothe, Ohio a former sister city of Tuluá

Guadua Park (Parque de la Guadua) Bamboo and heliconias (plants often mistaken for birds-of-paradise), nature trails, a waterfall, and natural pools of warm water are some of the attractions at the Guillermo Ponce de León Paris Guadua Park in Tuluá. This 12.5-acre site is overflowing with greenery; visitors can also enjoy a large playground with their children. Sarmiento Lora Park (Parque Sarmiento Lora) It offers a great kiddie pool (complete with little water slides) and adult pool area, restaurant, shelters and play area. Civic Plaza Boyaca (Plaza Civica Boyaca)

The Tuluá Festival (Feria de Tuluá) takes place every June in the second or third week. Music plays an important role with bands, artists and singers performing. A music performance is held every night.

Notable people

References

References

  1. "Tuluá (Municipality, Colombia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
  2. "Wave of violence hits Toluá (sic)". Colombia Reports.
  3. "Racha de homicidios mantiene en alerta a Tuluá". Elpais.com.co.
  4. (June 6, 1989). "Sister City Tulua, Valle, Columbia".

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