A city of western Colombia southwest of Bogotá. Coffee and tobacco are grown in the area. Population: 233,000.
Palmira
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Pal·mi·ra (päl-mîr'ə, -mē'rä)  |
A city of western Colombia southwest of Bogotá. Coffee and tobacco are grown in the area. Population: 233,000.
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Palmira (pälmē'rä), city (1993 pop. 196,213), W Colombia, an agricultural center and second largest city in Valle de Cauca department. Palmira is known as the "agricultural capital of Colombia." The city gave its name to the tobacco of the region, and sugarcane, coffee, rice, and corn are also grown. Palmira was founded in 1705. It has an agriculture school and research facility.
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The country code is: 57
The city code is: 22
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Palmira may refer to:
- Palmira, Argentina
- Palmira, Colombia
- Palmira, Brazil
- Palmira, Cuba
- Palmira, regina di Persia, an opera.
- The former name of the EasyCruise Life cruise ship, 1998–2001
- Palmira, a woman abducted and enslaved by Muhammad in Voltaire's play Mahomet.
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