Belén de Umbría

Belén de Umbría
Municipality and town
Location of the municipality and town of Belén de Umbría in the Risaralda Department of Colombia.
Country	Colombia
Department	Risaralda Department
Time zone	Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5)

Belén de Umbría is a town and municipality in the Department of Risaralda, Colombia. At an elevation of 1,634 metres,^[1] it is located at approx. 1.5 hours drive from the city of Pereira. Its population is about 32,000 inhabitants.

References

↑ M. Hermelin & G. Bedoya (2008). "Community participation in natural risk prevention: case histories from Columbia". In D. Liverman; C. Pereira & B. Marker. Communicating Environmental Geoscience. Geological Society. p. 49. ISBN 1862392609.

Sources

(Spanish) Luis Angel Arango Library: Belen de Umbria; Before and After its Foundation.

Municipalities in the Risaralda Department

Apia Balboa Belén de Umbría Dosquebradas Guática La Celia La Virginia Marsella Mistrato Pereira Pueblo Rico Quinchía Santa Rosa de Cabal Santuario

Coordinates: 5°12′N 75°52′W / 5.200°N 75.867°W / 5.200; -75.867

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