Zarzal

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nameZarzal, Valle del Cauca
official_nameCity of Zarzal, Valle del Cauca
nicknames"Sweet Land of Colombia", "The Z"
settlement_typeMunicipality and city
imagesize290px
image_flagFlag_of_Zarzal.svg
image_sealESCUDO_DE_ZARZAL_VALLE..png
image_skylineZarzal_Valle_del_Cauca.jpg
image_mapColombia - Valle del Cauca - Zarzal.svg
mapsize250px
map_captionLocation of the town and municipality of Zarzal in Valle del Cauca Department.
pushpin_mapColombia
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Colombia
pushpin_mapsize300
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameColombia
subdivision_type1Department
subdivision_name1Valle del Cauca
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2Andean
subdivision_type3Demonym
subdivision_name3Zarzaleno
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameMaría Teresa Giraldo
established_titleFoundation
established_dateApril 1, 1909
area_total_km2367.9
area_urban_km24.88
population_as_of2018 census
population_footnotes
population_total41925
population_urban31812
population_density_km2auto
population_density_urban_km2auto
utc_offset-5
coordinates
elevation_m916
website
www.valledelcauca.gov.co/zarzal
footnotes*
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Zarzal () is a city and municipality in the north of the department of Valle del Cauca in Colombia. Its economy is based primarily on the extensive cultivation of sugar cane, on small and medium enterprises in the metallurgic sector, and on utilities. Commerce is also of great importance, because a great number of warehouses for basic necessity goods exist in the city. A marketplace also exists, which serves as reference for various cities that are close by. Zarzal municipality has a population of about 42,000. New city districts were constructed in the center of the city; it has now become difficult to find bare land inside the city.

Geography

The territory is mostly flat within the valley of the Cauca River, a river that flows into La Paila River. The municipality is also home to the forest of the Caracolíes, Los Chorros, Cumba recreational park, La Paila river, Mount Caré and Mount Pan de Azúcar.

Climate

Zarzal has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am), bordering on a tropical rainforest climate (Af), although it is relatively dry for those climate types due to the influence of shielding by the Andean cordilleras.

|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Zarzal (Ing Riopaila), elevation 941 m, (1981–2010) |Jan high C = 31.4 |Feb high C = 31.9 |Mar high C = 31.3 |Apr high C = 30.9 |May high C = 30.6 |Jun high C = 30.7 |Jul high C = 31.5 |Aug high C = 32.0 |Sep high C = 31.4 |Oct high C = 30.7 |Nov high C = 30.3 |Dec high C = 30.6 | year high C = 31.1 |Jan mean C = 24.5 |Feb mean C = 24.9 |Mar mean C = 24.7 |Apr mean C = 24.2 |May mean C = 24.1 |Jun mean C = 24.1 |Jul mean C = 24.3 |Aug mean C = 24.5 |Sep mean C = 24.4 |Oct mean C = 24.1 |Nov mean C = 24.0 |Dec mean C = 24.0 | year mean C = 24.3 |Jan low C = 18.0 |Feb low C = 18.2 |Mar low C = 18.4 |Apr low C = 18.8 |May low C = 18.7 |Jun low C = 18.3 |Jul low C = 18.1 |Aug low C = 18.1 |Sep low C = 18.1 |Oct low C = 18.3 |Nov low C = 18.5 |Dec low C = 18.3 | year low C = 18.3 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 57.1 |Feb precipitation mm = 74.9 |Mar precipitation mm = 142.1 |Apr precipitation mm = 156.6 |May precipitation mm = 173.3 |Jun precipitation mm = 107.4 |Jul precipitation mm = 83.8 |Aug precipitation mm = 77.6 |Sep precipitation mm = 98.3 |Oct precipitation mm = 147.9 |Nov precipitation mm = 135.7 |Dec precipitation mm = 102.0 |year precipitation mm = 1346.7 | Jan precipitation days = 9 | Feb precipitation days = 9 | Mar precipitation days = 14 | Apr precipitation days = 17 | May precipitation days = 17 | Jun precipitation days = 14 | Jul precipitation days = 11 | Aug precipitation days = 10 | Sep precipitation days = 12 | Oct precipitation days = 16 | Nov precipitation days = 15 | Dec precipitation days = 11 | year precipitation days = 153 | Jan humidity = 78 | Feb humidity = 76 | Mar humidity = 77 | Apr humidity = 80 | May humidity = 81 | Jun humidity = 80 | Jul humidity = 78 | Aug humidity = 77 | Sep humidity = 77 | Oct humidity = 79 | Nov humidity = 80 | Dec humidity = 80 | year humidity = 79 |Jan sun = 176.7 |Feb sun = 166.6 |Mar sun = 161.2 |Apr sun = 144.0 |May sun = 155.0 |Jun sun = 159.0 |Jul sun = 182.9 |Aug sun = 192.2 |Sep sun = 171.0 |Oct sun = 155.0 |Nov sun = 147.0 |Dec sun = 151.9 |year sun = |Jand sun = 5.7 |Febd sun = 5.9 |Mard sun = 5.2 |Aprd sun = 4.8 |Mayd sun = 5.0 |Jund sun = 5.3 |Juld sun = 5.9 |Augd sun = 6.2 |Sepd sun = 5.7 |Octd sun = 5.0 |Novd sun = 4.9 |Decd sun = 4.9 |yeard sun = |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}}

Economy

The municipality of Zarzal is one of the region with most production of sugar cane and sugar refineries. The municipality is home to two major companies; the Rio Paila Sugar Company and the Colombina Candy Factory.

Besides the cane and sugar production other agricultural products are produced in the municipality: plantain, yuca, cotton, maize, sorghum, sugar cane, soy, grapes, papaya, passionfruit, pitaya, citrus like oranges and limes, mango, guava, avocado and chontaduro. Some 200 sqkm are used for cattle raising and 0.1 sqkm for a small industrial fishing industry that produces tilapia, cachama, peacock bass and bocachico.

Higher education

The Zarzal satellite of the Universidad del Valle (University of Valle)  has a population of 1200 students in all of its academic programs, as well as its own Universidad del Valle site. It was founded in 1986 and operates in an area known for its heavy agricultural activity. The Zarzal satellite offers academic programs that strengthen the development of the region. It serves people in the areas of Andalucía, Bolívar, Bugalagrande, El Dovio, La Unión, Obando, Roldanillo, Versalles, Toro, and Zarzal. Different social organizations that exist in many of these municipalities have participated, or at least were evaluated, in local development projects.

On April 1, 2011 the city's mayoral office has donated a lot in the city's south zone that lies near the small town of La Paila. This lot extends to a length of four to five Hectares and will house the University Campus of the Zarzal Regional Seat. This decision occurred during the Zarzal Satellite Hearing, which was presided over by the only notary of the city of Zarzal, dean Iván Enrique Ramos Calderón, Zarzal satellite director Cecilian Madriñan Polo, the mayor, the city council, and the university community.

The new campus will have classrooms, auditoriums, laboratories (for investigation, languages, foods, electronics, mathematics, and systems) and areas for sport and cultural activities (theatres, sport fields/courts, a gymnasium, and a pool) that will cater to the needs of the students in the municipality of Zarzal and its surrounding area of influence.

References

References

  1. [http://www.citypopulation.de/en/colombia/valledelcauca/76895__zarzal/ Citypopulation.de]
  2. Burbano Cerón, Mary Hellen. (2015-02-05). "Social organizations in the North Valle del Cauca subregion and their participation in the construction of local/regional development". Prospectiva.

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