Timaná

Timaná Villa de San Calixto Villa de La Gaitana
Municipality and town
Church of Timaná
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Location of the municipality and town of Timana in the Huila Department of Colombia
Country	Colombia
Department	Huila Department
Founded	18 December 1538
Founded by	Pedro de Añasco
Government
• Mayor	Juan Bautista Rojas Parra (2016-2019)
Area
• Municipality and town	182.5 km^2 (70.5 sq mi)
• Urban	1.8 km^2 (0.7 sq mi)
Elevation	1,100 m (3,600 ft)
Population  (2015)
• Municipality and town	20,315
• Density	110/km^2 (290/sq mi)
• Urban	7,321
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Website	Official website

Timaná is a town and municipality in the Huila Department, Colombia. The municipality is located in the south of Huila at an altitude of 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) and 166 kilometres (103 mi) southwest of the capital Neiva.^[1]

History

The region of Timaná before the conquest in Colombia was inhabited by the Timana, bordered to the north by the Yalcón [es] and farther north, the Paez and Pijao.

Modern Timaná was founded on December 18, 1538 by Pedro de Añasco, soldier in the army of Sebastián de Belalcázar.^[2]

References

1. (in Spanish) Official website Tibaná
2. (in Spanish) Fundacioned de ciudades y poblaciones - Banco de la República

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