Zarzal

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Zarzal

Total population

41,925

Coordinates4.39°, -76.07°

Demographic figures from DANE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Zarzal is a city and municipality in the north of the department of Valle del Cauca in Colombia. Its economy is based primarily on the extensive cultivation of sugar cane, on small and medium enterprises in the metallurgic sector, and on utilities. Commerce is also of great importance, because a great number of warehouses for basic necessity goods exist in the city. A marketplace also exists, which serves as reference for various cities that are close by. Zarzal municipality has a population of about 42,000. New city districts were constructed in the center of the city; it has now become difficult to find bare land inside the city.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.