Melgar

Melgar is a resort town of 37,000 people in in the . It is known for its many swimming pools. It's a popular weekend retreat for the inhabitants of Bogota, who flock to this valley to enjoy the warm weather and swimming opportunities, especially when it's cold in the capital.
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  • Type: Town with 36,000 residents
  • Description: Colombian municipality of the department of Tolima
  • Also known as: “Melgar (belediye)”, “Melgar (Colombia)”, “Melgar belediyesi”, and “Melgar, Tolima”

Melgar

Latitude
4.204° or 4° 12′ 14″ north
Longitude
-74.6429° or 74° 38′ 35″ west
Population
36,000
Elevation
398 metres (1,306 feet)
Open location code
67P76934+HR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 703222970
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3674886
Wiki­data ID
Q1257259
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Melgar” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Melgar”
  • Cebuano: “Melgar”
  • Chinese: “梅尔加”
  • Chinese: “梅爾加”
  • Dutch: “Melgar”
  • French: “Melgar”
  • Galician: “Melgar, Tolima”
  • Galician: “Melgar”
  • Georgian: “მელგარი”
  • German: “Melgar”
  • Irish: “Melgar”
  • Italian: “Melgar”
  • Japanese: “メルガル”
  • Kotava: “Melgar”
  • Malay: “Melgar, Tolima”
  • Malay: “Melgar”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Melgar”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Melgar”
  • Persian: “ملگار”
  • Polish: “Melgar”
  • Russian: “Мельгар”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Melgar”
  • Spanish: “Melgar”
  • Swedish: “Melgar”
  • Turkish: “Melgar”
  • Ukrainian: “Мельгар”
  • Urdu: “میلگار، تولیما”
  • Uzbek: “Melgar (Tolima)”
  • Uzbek: “Melgar”
  • Vietnamese: “Melgar”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Melgar, Tolima”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Melgar”
  • Welsh: “Melgar”
  • “Melgar”

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