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Ibagué

 
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A city of west-central Colombia west of Bogotá. It grew rapidly in the 1890s due to a coffee boom. Population: 482,000.

 

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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: Ibagué
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City (pop., 1999 est.: 393,664), central Colombia. It is located on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Central of the Andes Mountains. Founded in 1550 on the site of an Indian village, it was moved to its present location for protection from Indian attacks. It was the nation's capital briefly in 1854. Its location on a road linking the cities of Armenia and Bogotá has made it a busy commercial centre. It is the seat of Tolima University.

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Columbia Encyclopedia: Ibagué
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Ibagué (ēbägā'), city (1993 pop. 340,191), alt. 4,300 ft (1,311 m), capital of Tolima dept., W central Colombia. It is a major commercial center for the Magdalena and Cauca valleys. Coffee, flour, and sugar are produced in the city, and silver and sulfur are shipped. In 1854, Ibagué served briefly as the national capital. It grew rapidly as a result of the coffee boom in the 1890s. It is the site of Tolima Univ.

Dialing Code: The telephone dialing code for: Ibague, Colombia
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The country code is: 57
The city code is: 82

 
 
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