Buga, Valle del Cauca
{{Other uses| Buga (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Guadalajara de Buga
| native_name = Buga
| nickname = Ciudad Señora
| motto =
| settlement_type = Municipality and city
| image_skyline = Buga_desde_el_faro.JPG
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| image_flag = Flag of Buga.svg
| image_seal = Escudo_de_Buga_(Valle_del_Cauca).svg
| image_map = Colombia - Valle del Cauca - Buga.svg
| mapsize = 250px
| map_caption = Location of the municipality and town of Buga, Valle del Cauca in the Valle del Cauca Department of Colombia.
| pushpin_map = Colombia
| pushpin_mapsize = 300
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Colombia
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Colombia}}
| subdivision_type1 = Department
| subdivision_name1 = Valle del Cauca Department
| subdivision_type2 =
| subdivision_name2 =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Karol Vanessa Martinez Silva
| established_title = Founded
| established_date = March 4th, 1570
| established_title1 = Incorporated
| established_date1 = 1884
| area_magnitude =
| area_total_km2 = 825.9
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| area_urban_km2 = 11.53
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| population_as_of = 2020 est.
| population_footnotes =[http://www.citypopulation.de/en/colombia/admin/valle_del_cauca/76111__buga/ Citypopulation.de] Population of Buga municipality
| population_note =
| population_total = 128945
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| population_urban = 109753
| population_density_urban_km2 = auto
| population_demonym = Bugueño
| coordinates = {{coord|03|54|00|N|76|18|07|W|region:CO_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| timezone = Colombia Standard Time
| utc_offset = -5
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| elevation_m = 969
| elevation_ft = 3179
| area_code = 57 + 2
| website = [http://www.guadalajaradebuga-valle.gov.co/ Official website] {{in lang|es}}
| footnotes =
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Buga ({{IPA|es|ˈbuɣa}}), formally Guadalajara de Buga, is a city and municipality in the Valle del Cauca Department of Colombia. It is famous for its Basilica del Señor de los Milagros, which houses an image of Christ called el Señor de los Milagros ("the Lord of the Miracles").
Buga is a city with a cattle industry. It is located {{cvt|46|mi|km}} from Cali.Sider, Don. "[http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20102502,00.html Miracle on the Mountain] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003060459/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20102502,00.html |date=2012-10-03 }}." People. January 8, 1996. Volume 45, No. 1. Retrieved on January 4, 2012.
History
Guadalajara de Buga, which is the city's formal name, is one of the oldest cities in Colombia; founded in 1555 by Giraldo Gil de Estupiñán under the order of the Spanish conquistador Sebastián de Belalcázar and known as Buga la Real ("the Royal Buga" ) or La Ciudad Señora (“the Lady City”). It was the home of many wealthy families coming from Spain and settling in the New World.
King Philip II of Spain gave Guadalajara de Buga its city status officially at the end of the 16th century and also granted its coat of arms for the many services rendered to the crown. During colonial era, Buga was in the Royal Audience of Quito, initially part of the Viceroyalty of Peru, and from 1739 until the creation of the Republic of La Gran Colombia, part of the Viceroyalty of Nueva Granada. After the dissolution of the Gran Colombia, it became part of the Republic of Nueva Granada (modern-day Colombia, since the newly created Ecuador, successor of the Royal Audience of Quito, did not summon representatives from Cauca to its first congress.
During the years of Independence, Simón Bolívar, called el libertador ("the liberator”), visited the city on two occasions, for which commemoration plates were placed.
American Airlines Flight 965 crashed into a mountain near Buga on 20 December 1995.
In 2013, Buga became the first municipality in the Valle del Cauca department to be named a Pueblo Patrimonio (heritage town) of Colombia. As of March 2021, it remains both the southernmost and westernmost town in the Pueblo Patrimonio network.{{Cite web |date=Dec 2020 |title=GUÍA: Red Turística de Pueblos Patrimonio de Colombia |url=https://fontur.com.co/sites/default/files/2020-12/GUIA_PUEBLOS_PATRIMONIO.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=29 Mar 2021 |website=Fondo Nacional de Turismo de la República de Colombia - FONTUR |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210403060020/https://fontur.com.co/sites/default/files/2020-12/GUIA_PUEBLOS_PATRIMONIO.pdf |archive-date=2021-04-03}}
Demographics
It has a population of approximately 127,547 inhabitants, according to the 2018 census.
= Ethnography =
Culture
Currently the city receives over 3 million pilgrims per year to visit the Basilica of The Lord of the Miracles.
There is the cultural centre (Casa de la cultura) that offers art and literary training. It is an old-style house located on 6th Street 11-11, open since 1962. Buga is also famous for "The Holy Water Ale Brewing Company," one of the only hostel, microbrewery combination destinations in South America. Run by Colombian/German staff the Hostel can provide service in 3 different languages.
The city is also host to the NGO Instituto Mayor Campesino (IMCA) that assists in the development of farming communities.
Twin city
- {{flagicon|Spain}} Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
Climate
{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y
|collapsed = Y
|location = Buga (Vinculo El), elevation {{convert|979|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1981–2010)
|Jan high C = 30.2
|Feb high C = 30.3
|Mar high C = 30.4
|Apr high C = 29.5
|May high C = 29.4
|Jun high C = 29.4
|Jul high C = 29.9
|Aug high C = 30.5
|Sep high C = 30.2
|Oct high C = 29.6
|Nov high C = 29.3
|Dec high C = 29.6
| year high C = 29.9
|Jan mean C = 23.7
|Feb mean C = 24.0
|Mar mean C = 24.0
|Apr mean C = 23.6
|May mean C = 23.5
|Jun mean C = 23.4
|Jul mean C = 23.7
|Aug mean C = 24.0
|Sep mean C = 23.8
|Oct mean C = 23.2
|Nov mean C = 23.1
|Dec mean C = 23.3
| year mean C = 23.6
|Jan low C = 18.6
|Feb low C = 18.7
|Mar low C = 19.1
|Apr low C = 19.1
|May low C = 19.2
|Jun low C = 18.9
|Jul low C = 18.7
|Aug low C = 18.7
|Sep low C = 18.7
|Oct low C = 18.7
|Nov low C = 18.7
|Dec low C = 18.7
| year low C = 18.8
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 65.6
|Feb precipitation mm = 73.3
|Mar precipitation mm = 124.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 155.6
|May precipitation mm = 123.5
|Jun precipitation mm = 68.1
|Jul precipitation mm = 50.7
|Aug precipitation mm = 60.2
|Sep precipitation mm = 101.7
|Oct precipitation mm = 164.9
|Nov precipitation mm = 133.8
|Dec precipitation mm = 85.0
|year precipitation mm = 1206.3
| Jan precipitation days = 11
| Feb precipitation days = 12
| Mar precipitation days = 14
| Apr precipitation days = 18
| May precipitation days = 17
| Jun precipitation days = 13
| Jul precipitation days = 11
| Aug precipitation days = 11
| Sep precipitation days = 15
| Oct precipitation days = 19
| Nov precipitation days = 17
| Dec precipitation days = 13
| year precipitation days = 169
| Jan humidity = 76
| Feb humidity = 75
| Mar humidity = 76
| Apr humidity = 80
| May humidity = 81
| Jun humidity = 80
| Jul humidity = 76
| Aug humidity = 74
| Sep humidity = 76
| Oct humidity = 78
| Nov humidity = 80
| Dec humidity = 79
| year humidity = 78
|Jan sun = 176.7
|Feb sun = 158.1
|Mar sun = 158.1
|Apr sun = 135.0
|May sun = 139.5
|Jun sun = 153.0
|Jul sun = 179.8
|Aug sun = 173.6
|Sep sun = 144.0
|Oct sun = 148.8
|Nov sun = 144.0
|Dec sun = 161.2
|year sun =
|Jand sun = 5.7
|Febd sun = 5.6
|Mard sun = 5.1
|Aprd sun = 4.5
|Mayd sun = 4.5
|Jund sun = 5.1
|Juld sun = 5.8
|Augd sun = 5.6
|Sepd sun = 4.8
|Octd sun = 4.8
|Novd sun = 4.8
|Decd sun = 5.2
|yeard sun =
|source 1 = Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales{{cite web
|url=http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios+Climatol%C3%B3gicos++1981+-+2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815025712/http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios%2BClimatol%C3%B3gicos%2B%2B1981%2B-%2B2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128
|archive-date=15 August 2016
|title=Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010
|publisher=Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales
|language=es
|access-date= 17 June 2024
|url-status=dead}}
}}
References
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External links
{{Portal|Colombia}}
- [http://www.guadalajaradebuga-valle.gov.co/ Guadalajara de Buga] {{in lang|es}}
{{Municipalities valle del cauca department}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Municipalities of Valle del Cauca Department
Category:Populated places established in 1570