La Dorada

La Dorada is a town and municipality in the Department of . It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of La Dorada–Guaduas. It is situated on the banks of Colombia's principal river, the .
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  • Type: Town with 76,200 residents
  • Description: Colombian municipality of the department of Caldas
  • Also known as: Dorada” and “La Dorada, Caldas

Places of Interest

Highlights include Captain Germán Olano Moreno Air Base.

Aerodrome
is a Colombian military base assigned to the Colombian Aerospace Force Combat Air Command No. 1. The base is located in Palanquero, near , in the department of . is situated 4 km north of La Dorada.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Puerto Salgar.

Town
is a municipality and town of in the northwestern part of the department of . It came to international attention when the US ambassador in Colombia announced the had entered a recertification process, possibly in order to host US military personnel as a replacement to the Manta Air Base.

La Dorada

Latitude
5.4458° or 5° 26′ 45″ north
Longitude
-74.6618° or 74° 39′ 43″ west
Population
76,200
Elevation
176 metres (577 feet)
Open location code
67Q7C8WQ+87
Open­Street­Map ID
node 263295783
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3679277
Wiki­data ID
Q2279516
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Waray—“La Dorada” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: La Dorada (Colombia)
  • Asturian: La Dorada
  • Catalan: La Dorada
  • Cebuano: La Dorada
  • Chinese: La Dorada
  • Chinese: 拉多拉达
  • Chinese: 拉多拉達
  • Dutch: La Dorada
  • French: La Dorada
  • Galician: La Dorada, Caldas
  • Galician: La Dorada
  • Georgian: ლა-დორადა
  • German: La Dorada
  • Hebrew: לה דורדה
  • Irish: La Dorada
  • Italian: La Dorada
  • Kotava: La Dorada
  • Malay: La Dorada, Caldas
  • Malay: La Dorada
  • Min Nan Chinese: La Dorada
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: La Dorada
  • Persian: لا دورادا
  • Polish: La Dorada
  • Portuguese: La Dorada
  • Russian: Ла-Дорада (Колумбия)
  • Russian: Ла-Дорада
  • Spanish: La Dorada
  • Swedish: La Dorada
  • Tagalog: La Dorada, Caldas
  • Tagalog: La Dorada
  • Turkish: La Dorada (belediye)
  • Turkish: La Dorada belediyesi
  • Turkish: La Dorada
  • Ukrainian: Ла-Дорада
  • Urdu: لا دوراڈا، کالڈاس
  • Vietnamese: La Dorada
  • Waray (Philippines): La Dorada, Caldas
  • Waray (Philippines): La Dorada

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “La Dorada”. Photo: XalD, CC BY-SA 4.0.