Editing Tuluá

{{Infobox settlement
| name                            = Tuluá
| native_name                     = 
| nickname                        = 
| motto                           = 
| settlement_type                 = [[Municipalities of Colombia|Municipality]] and city
| image_skyline                   = Tuluá,_Valle_del_Cauca,_Colombia.jpg
| imagesize                       = 300px
| image_caption                   = Tuluá in May 2008
| image_flag                      = Flag_of_Tuluá.svg
| image_seal                      = Escudo de Tuluá.svg
| image_map                       = Colombia - Valle del Cauca - Tuluá.svg
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| map_caption                     = Location of the municipality and town of Tuluá in the Valle del Cauca Department of Colombia.
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| pushpin_map_caption             = Location in Colombia
| subdivision_type                = Country
| subdivision_name                = {{flag|Colombia}}
| subdivision_type1               = [[Departments of Colombia|Department]]
| subdivision_name1               = [[Valle del Cauca Department]]
| subdivision_type2               = 
| subdivision_name2               = 
| leader_title                    = Mayor
| leader_name                     = John Jairo Gomez Aguirre  (2019-2023)
| established_title               = Founded
| established_date                = 1639
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| area_total_km2                  = 909.4
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| area_urban_km2                  = 16.05 
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| population_as_of                = 2020 est.
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| population_total                = 218812
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| population_urban                = 178030
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| population_demonym              = Tulueño
| coordinates                     = {{coord|4|05|N|76|12|W|region:CO|display=inline}}
| timezone                        = Colombia Standard Time
| utc_offset                      = -5
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| utc_offset_DST                  = 
| elevation_m                     = 960
| elevation_ft                    = 
| area_code                       = 57 + 2
| website                         = [http://tulua.gov.co/ Official website] {{in lang|es}}
| footnotes                       = 
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'''Tuluá''' ({{IPA|es|tuluˈa}}), is a city located in the heart of [[Valle del Cauca]], [[Colombia]]. A major industrial and commercial center, it is the region's fourth-largest city after [[Cali]]—the department capital—[[Palmira, Valle del Cauca|Palmira]] and [[Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca|Buenaventura]]. Founded around 1741 by Juan de Lemos y Aguirre, it has a population of approximately 178,000. It is also known as the ''Corazón del Valle'' (meaning 'The Heart of Valle'), as ''La Villa de Céspedes'' ('Town of Céspedes', named after the naturalist Juan María Céspedes) and ''Tierra Fácil'' ('Easy Land' in the native language).

It is well known throughout Colombia and many parts of South America as a major center of [[salsa (dance)|salsa dancing]].

==Geography==
[[File:Panorámica de Tuluá desde la cordillera Occidental.jpg|thumb|left|Landscape in Tuluá.|282x282px]]
The [[Tuluá River]] runs through Tuluá's urban area. The city is located 269 miles from [[Bogotá]], the capital of Colombia, 63 miles northeast of Cali and 108 miles from the important harbor city of [[Buenaventura, Colombia|Buenaventura]], which lies on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. Although it has a relatively small urban area, Tuluá's metropolitan area is comparatively big.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}} The city lies between the two westernmost [[cordillera]]s of Colombia, about 50 miles east of Buenaventura.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}}

===Climate===
Located just three degrees north of the equator, Tuluá has a [[tropical rainforest climate]] (''Af'' in the [[Köppen climate classification]]). It has hot, sunny days usually in the high 20s and low 30s, punctuated by intense storms. Night temperatures are on average in the high teens. A lot of different vegetables and fruit are grown in Tuluá.
[[File:Rio Tuluá .jpg|left|thumb|250px|Tuluá River]]

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|location =  Tuluá ([[Heriberto Gíl Martínez Airport]]), elevation {{convert|955|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1981–2010)
|Jan high C = 	30.2
|Feb high C = 	30.6
|Mar high C = 	30.5
|Apr high C = 	29.7
|May high C = 	29.4
|Jun high C = 	29.6
|Jul high C = 	30.3
|Aug high C = 	30.8
|Sep high C = 	30.2
|Oct high C = 	29.3
|Nov high C = 	29.0
|Dec high C = 	29.4
| year high C = 	29.9
|Jan mean C = 	24.1
|Feb mean C = 	24.3
|Mar mean C = 	24.3
|Apr mean C = 	23.9
|May mean C = 	23.8
|Jun mean C = 	23.7
|Jul mean C = 	24.1
|Aug mean C = 	24.2
|Sep mean C = 	24.0
|Oct mean C = 	23.4
|Nov mean C = 	23.1
|Dec mean C = 	23.5
| year mean C = 	23.9
|Jan low C = 	18.4
|Feb low C = 	18.6
|Mar low C = 	18.8
|Apr low C = 	18.9
|May low C = 	18.8
|Jun low C = 	18.5
|Jul low C = 	17.9
|Aug low C = 	18.1
|Sep low C = 	18.3
|Oct low C = 	18.4
|Nov low C = 	18.4
|Dec low C = 	18.4
| year low C = 	18.5
|precipitation colour = green	
|Jan precipitation mm = 	80.7
|Feb precipitation mm = 	85.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 	146.7
|Apr precipitation mm = 	156.1
|May precipitation mm = 	135.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 	82.8
|Jul precipitation mm = 	61.9
|Aug precipitation mm = 	60.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 	108.5
|Oct precipitation mm = 	156.1
|Nov precipitation mm = 	140.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 	87.3
|year precipitation mm = 	1302.1
| Jan precipitation days = 	12
| Feb precipitation days = 	12
| Mar precipitation days = 	16
| Apr precipitation days = 	18
| May precipitation days = 	18
| Jun precipitation days = 	14
| Jul precipitation days = 	12
| Aug precipitation days = 	11
| Sep precipitation days = 	14
| Oct precipitation days = 	19
| Nov precipitation days = 	18
| Dec precipitation days =	14
| year precipitation days =	174
| Jan humidity = 	76
| Feb humidity = 	76
| Mar humidity = 	76
| Apr humidity = 	80
| May humidity = 	81
| Jun humidity = 	81
| Jul humidity = 	77
| Aug humidity = 	75
| Sep humidity = 	77
| Oct humidity = 	79
| Nov humidity = 	80
| Dec humidity = 	79
| year humidity =	78
|source 1 = [[Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (Colombia)|Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales]]<ref name=IDEAM1>{{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}}</ref>
}}

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|location =  Mateguadua, Tuluá, elevation {{convert|1025|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1981–2010)
|Jan high C = 	29.4
|Feb high C = 	29.8
|Mar high C = 	29.6
|Apr high C = 	29.4
|May high C = 	29.3
|Jun high C = 	29.3
|Jul high C = 	29.7
|Aug high C = 	30.2
|Sep high C = 	29.9
|Oct high C = 	29.3
|Nov high C = 	29.0
|Dec high C = 	29.2
| year high C = 	29.5
|Jan mean C = 	22.6
|Feb mean C = 	22.8
|Mar mean C = 	22.7
|Apr mean C = 	22.6
|May mean C = 	22.5
|Jun mean C = 	22.6
|Jul mean C = 	22.7
|Aug mean C = 	23.1
|Sep mean C = 	22.7
|Oct mean C = 	22.3
|Nov mean C = 	22.2
|Dec mean C = 	22.3
| year mean C = 	22.6
|Jan low C = 	17.3
|Feb low C = 	17.4
|Mar low C = 	17.5
|Apr low C = 	17.7
|May low C = 	17.7
|Jun low C = 	17.6
|Jul low C = 	17.3
|Aug low C = 	17.4
|Sep low C = 	17.3
|Oct low C = 	17.3
|Nov low C = 	17.2
|Dec low C = 	17.3
| year low C = 	17.4
|precipitation colour = green	
|Jan precipitation mm = 	94.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 	93.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 	148.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 	160.8
|May precipitation mm = 	112.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 	64.6
|Jul precipitation mm = 	47.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 	56.9
|Sep precipitation mm = 	127.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 	163.1
|Nov precipitation mm = 	145.1
|Dec precipitation mm = 	101.0
|year precipitation mm = 	1297.1	
| Jan precipitation days = 	12
| Feb precipitation days = 	11
| Mar precipitation days = 	16
| Apr precipitation days = 	17
| May precipitation days = 	16
| Jun precipitation days = 	12
| Jul precipitation days = 	11
| Aug precipitation days = 	10
| Sep precipitation days = 	14
| Oct precipitation days = 	18
| Nov precipitation days = 	17
| Dec precipitation days =	13
| year precipitation days =	165
| Jan humidity = 	81
| Feb humidity = 	80
| Mar humidity = 	81
| Apr humidity = 	83
| May humidity = 	84
| Jun humidity = 	83
| Jul humidity = 	81
| Aug humidity = 	80
| Sep humidity = 	81
| Oct humidity = 	82
| Nov humidity = 	83
| Dec humidity = 	83
| year humidity =	82
|source 1 = [[Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (Colombia)|Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales]]<ref name=IDEAM1>{{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}}</ref>
}}

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|single line=y 
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|location =  Barragan, Tuluá, elevation {{convert|2902|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1981–2010)
|Jan high C = 	16.1
|Feb high C = 	16.2
|Mar high C = 	16.4
|Apr high C = 	16.4
|May high C = 	16.4
|Jun high C = 	16.2
|Jul high C = 	15.7
|Aug high C = 	15.9
|Sep high C = 	16.2
|Oct high C = 	15.8
|Nov high C = 	15.7
|Dec high C = 	15.7
| year high C = 	16
|Jan mean C = 	11.7
|Feb mean C = 	11.8
|Mar mean C = 	11.9
|Apr mean C = 	12.0
|May mean C = 	12.2
|Jun mean C = 	12.0
|Jul mean C = 	11.7
|Aug mean C = 	11.8
|Sep mean C = 	11.7
|Oct mean C = 	11.4
|Nov mean C = 	11.3
|Dec mean C = 	11.5
| year mean C = 	11.7
|Jan low C = 	7.2
|Feb low C = 	7.4
|Mar low C = 	7.4
|Apr low C = 	7.8
|May low C = 	8.0
|Jun low C = 	8.0
|Jul low C = 	7.7
|Aug low C = 	7.7
|Sep low C = 	7.5
|Oct low C = 	7.5
|Nov low C = 	7.4
|Dec low C = 	7.4
| year low C = 	7.6
|precipitation colour = green	
|Jan precipitation mm = 	76.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 	68.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 	99.4
|Apr precipitation mm = 	108.8
|May precipitation mm = 	98.4
|Jun precipitation mm = 	47.3
|Jul precipitation mm = 	34.1
|Aug precipitation mm = 	38.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 	61.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 	141.2
|Nov precipitation mm = 	129.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 	88.1
|year precipitation mm = 	975.1
| Jan precipitation days = 	11
| Feb precipitation days = 	11
| Mar precipitation days = 	15
| Apr precipitation days = 	16
| May precipitation days = 	17
| Jun precipitation days = 	13
| Jul precipitation days = 	10
| Aug precipitation days = 	11
| Sep precipitation days = 	11
| Oct precipitation days = 	18
| Nov precipitation days = 	19
| Dec precipitation days =	15
| year precipitation days =	165
| Jan humidity = 	85
| Feb humidity = 	83
| Mar humidity = 	84
| Apr humidity = 	84
| May humidity = 	83
| Jun humidity = 	82
| Jul humidity = 	82
| Aug humidity = 	82
| Sep humidity = 	81
| Oct humidity = 	85
| Nov humidity = 	87
| Dec humidity = 	86
| year humidity =	84
|source 1 = [[Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (Colombia)|Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales]]<ref name=IDEAM1>{{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}}</ref>
}}

==Crime==
[[File:Tulua en la noche desde el cerro del picacho en la cordillera occidental.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Tuluá in the night]]
Tuluá has high crime rates.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/13711-wave-of-violence-hits-tolua.html|title=Wave of violence hits Toluá (sic)|publisher=Colombia Reports|access-date=13 January 2011}}</ref> The surge in murders is allegedly due to rivaling paramilitary gangs Los Urabeños and Los Rastrojos fighting for control of the city's lucrative drug trade.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elpais.com.co/elpais/judicial/noticias/racha-homicidios-mantiene-en-alerta-tulua |title=Racha de homicidios mantiene en alerta a Tuluá|publisher=Elpais.com.co|access-date=13 January 2011}}</ref> In 2022, over 50 people [[Tuluá prison riot|were killed]] by a [[prison riot]].

==Education==
The [[University of Valle]] has a branch campus in Tuluá. The main campus is based in Cali, the department's capital. UCEVA (the [[Central University of Valle del Cauca]]) has its main campus in the city.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}}

==Transportation==
The closest airport is Cali's international airport—which in fact is in [[Palmira, Valle del Cauca|Palmira]]—[[Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport]] (CLO) or Palmaseca. Sixteen airlines provide service for the airport, including American Airlines, [[Avianca]] (Colombia's largest airline and flag carrier) and [[Avianca|Avianca Cargp]]. Tuluá also has a regional airport, [[Heriberto Gíl Martínez Airport]] (ULQ).{{citation needed|date=February 2016}}

==Places of interest==
Botanical garden (Jardin Botánico) called Juan María Céspedes in [[Mateguadua]] village. Chillicote lake is famous for its [[heron]]s. The soccer stadium ''12 de Octubre'' has a capacity of 17,000. It is used by the local [[soccer]] team [[Cortuluá]], which plays in the Colombian first division.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}}

Lago Chillicote is named after [[Chillicothe, Ohio]] a former [[sister city]] of Tuluá<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/article/chillicothe-gazette-sister-city-tulua-v/35562355/</ref>

Guadua Park (Parque de la Guadua) Bamboo and heliconias (plants often mistaken for birds-of-paradise), nature trails, a waterfall, and natural pools of warm water are some of the attractions at the Guillermo Ponce de León Paris Guadua Park in Tuluá. This 12.5-acre site is overflowing with greenery; visitors can also enjoy a large playground with their children. Sarmiento Lora Park (Parque Sarmiento Lora) It offers a great kiddie pool (complete with little water slides) and adult pool area, restaurant, shelters and play area. Civic Plaza Boyaca (Plaza Civica Boyaca)

The Tuluá Festival (Feria de Tuluá) takes place every June in the second or third week. Music plays an important role with bands, artists and singers performing. A music performance is held every night.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}}

==Notable people==
*[[Gustavo Álvarez Gardeazábal]], writer
*[[Carlos Alzate]], cyclist
*[[Edmundo Arias]], musician
*[[Faustino Asprilla|Faustino Hernán Asprilla]], football player
*[[Jonathan Cuenú]], football player
*[[Vicky Hernandez]], actress
*[[Diego Salazar]], Olympic weightlifting medal winner
*[[Gabriel Velasco (politician)|Gabriel Velasco]], politician

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Tuluá}}
*Major's official website: [http://www.tulua.gov.co]
*Estación de radio virtual online {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110709070706/http://futturo.org/ www.futturo.org]}} e-Radio desde Tuluá Colombia
*Entertainment website (Iosfera): [http://www.iosfera.com]
*Entertainment website (Mastulua): [http://www.mastulua.com]
*Tulua's Fair official website: [https://web.archive.org/web/20071013180220/http://feriadetulua.com.co/]
*Information website about Tulua's Fair on Iosfera: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928055212/http://feria.iosfera.com/]
*Information website about Tulua's (News, Events, Photos) on Iosfera: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928055212/http://feria.iosfera.com/]
*Information website about Tulua's (News) on Revista independiente: [https://web.archive.org/web/20080703123630/http://www.revistaindependiente.com/]
*Information website about Tulua's Fair on Mastulua: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070914000732/http://feria.mastulua.com/]
*Information website about Cortuluá: [http://www.clubcortulua.com]

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