Risaralda

Risaralda is a depairtment o Colombie. It is locatit in the wastren central region o the kintra an pairt o the Paisa Region. Its caipital is Pereira.It wis dividit frae the depairtment o Caldas in 1966. Risaralda is vera weel kent for the heich quality o its coffee, an a buimin industry: claes, fuid, tradin o guids an services.

Depairtment o Risaralda Departamento del Risaralda
Depairtment
Banner Coat airms
Risaralda shown in red
Coordinates: 4°49′N 75°42′W / 4.817°N 75.700°W / 4.817; -75.700
Kintra	Colombie
Region	Andes Region
Established	1 Julie 1966
Caipital	Pereira
Govrenment
• Govrenor	Víctor Manuel Tamayo (Colombie Conservative Pairty)
Area
• Total	4140 km2 (1,600 sq mi)
Area rank	29
Population  (2005)[1]
• Total	863,663
• Rank	18
• Density	210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-05
ISO 3166 code	CO-RIS
Municipalities	14
Website	www.risaralda.gov.co

The territory is vera muntainous an haes mony kynds o climate in a vera sma aurie. Its proximity tae harbours like Buenaventura on the Paceefic Ocean an tae the biggest ceeties in Colombie – Bogotá, Cali, Medellín – maks it a fast growin economic centre.