Riosucio
Riosucio is a town and municipality in the department of Caldas in Colombia. It is best known for its biennial carnival, officially called the Carnival of Riosucio but commonly known by its former name of the "Carnival of the Devil", and is one of the biggest and most popular carnivals in Colombia.
- Town with about 54,200 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,840 metres (6,050 feet)
- Description: Colombian municipality of the department of Caldas
- Also known as“Riosucio, Caldas”“Ruiosucio”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Supía.
Riosucio
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Latitude
5.42096° or 5° 25′ 15″ north
Longitude
-75.70306° or 75° 42′ 11″ west
Open location code
67Q6C7CW+9Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Waray—“Riosucio” goes by many names.
RiosucioAsturian
Riosucio (Colombia)Asturian
RiosucioCebuano
里奥苏西奥Chinese
里奧蘇西奧Chinese
RiosucioDutch
RiosucioGalician
Riosucio, CaldasGalician
რიოსუსიოGeorgian
RiosucioIndonesian
Riosucio, CaldasIndonesian
RiosucioIrish
RiosucioItalian
RiosucioKotava
RiosucioMalay
Riosucio, CaldasMalay
RiosucioMin Nan Chinese
ریوسوسیوPersian
RiosucioPolish
РиосусиоRussian
Риосусио (Кальдас)Russian
RiosucioSwedish
RiosucioTagalog
Riosucio, CaldasTagalog
RiosucioTurkish
Riosucio (belediye)Turkish
Riosucio (Caldas)Turkish
Riosucio belediyesiTurkish
ریوسوسیو، کالداسUrdu
RiosucioVietnamese
Riosucio, CaldasVietnamese
RiosucioWaray (Philippines)
Riosucio, CaldasWaray (Philippines)
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Alcaldía Municipal de Riosucio and Plaza de la Candelaria.
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