Back Marmato AVK Marmato (munisipyo) CEB Marmato Spanish مارماتو (کالداس) Persian Marmato (Caldas) French Marmato Italian მარმატო (კალდასი) Georgian Marmato, Caldas Malay Marmato Dutch Marmato Polish
Marmato, Caldas | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Marmato, Caldas in the Caldas Department of Colombia. | |
  Marmato, Caldas Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 5°28′31″N 75°35′57″W / 5.47528°N 75.59917°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department |  Caldas Department |
| Area | |
| • Total | 41 km2 (16 sq mi) |
| Population (Census 2018[2]) | |
| • Total | 8,485 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Marmato is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Caldas. Founded in 1540, Marmato has a population of 10,000 people. It is one of the historic gold-mining regions of the hemisphere.
The town used to be the home of a large population of Cornish miners, who were drawn to this location from their native land to work the mines.
- ^ "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 10 May 2020.