Bolívar, Valle del Cauca

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Bolívar is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia.

Bolívar
Municipality and town
Flag of Bolívar
Official seal of Bolívar
Location of the municipality and town of Bolívar, Valle del Cauca in the Valle del Cauca Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Bolívar, Valle del Cauca in the Valle del Cauca Department of Colombia.
Bolívar is located in Colombia
Bolívar
Bolívar
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 4°20′19″N 76°11′5″W / 4.33861°N 76.18472°W / 4.33861; -76.18472
Country Colombia
DepartmentValle del Cauca Department
Area
 • Total602 km2 (232 sq mi)
Population
 (Census 2018[2])
 • Total13,954
 • Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
ClimateAm

Ricaurte, a village within the municipality of Bolívar, is home to the world's largest known cluster of people with fragile X syndrome. Around 5% of the village population carries the genetic mutation or premutation.[3]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Why is a remote Colombian town a hot spot of an inherited intellectual disability?". Science Magazine. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  4. ^ Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales (2021). Ciencia, Humanismo y Acción. 85 Años Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales (in Spanish). Bogotá, D.C., Colombia. ISBN 978-958-794-489-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)