Villavicencio

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Villavicencio is a major Colombian city located at the foothills of the Andes, known as a gateway to the Llanos (eastern plains) region.

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Villavicencio canonical 13

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
administrativeDivision communes and rural corregimientos
callingCode +57 8
climate tropical rainforest climate
climateClassification Af (Köppen)
continent South America
country Colombia
countryCapital Bogotá
countryCode CO
demonym villavicense
departmentCode META
distanceToBogotá approximately 120 km southeast
economicSector commerce
tourism
transport and logistics
elevation approximately 467 m
foundingDate 1840s
gatewayTo Eastern Plains of Colombia
surface form: Llanos region
governingBody Municipal Council of Villavicencio
hasAirport La Vanguardia Airport
hasFestival Torneo Internacional del Joropo
hasFootballClub Llaneros Fútbol Club
hasUniversity Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia (Villavicencio campus)
Universidad de los Llanos
isCapitalOf Meta Department
knownFor cattle ranching
llanero culture
oil and agricultural activities in surrounding region
leaderTitle Mayor
locatedAt foothills of the Eastern Andes
locatedIn Meta Department
locatedInRegion Orinoco Llanos floodplains
surface form: Llanos Orientales
musicTradition joropo
nearMountainRange Eastern Cordillera of the Andes
surface form: Cordillera Oriental of the Andes
officialLanguage Spanish
postalCodePrefix 5000xx
regionType Orinoquía region of Colombia
surface form: Orinoquía region
river Guayuriba River
surface form: Guatiquía River
roadConnection Villavicencio–Bogotá highway
surface form: Bogotá–Villavicencio highway
sports football
timezone Colombia Time
UTC-5
tourismAttraction llanero gastronomy
nearby Llanos landscapes
transportRole major road hub between Andes and eastern plains
urbanFunction regional commercial center
service center for Llanos oil and agriculture

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Meta Department capital Villavicencio
Meta Department hasMajorCity Villavicencio
Acacías roadConnection Villavicencio
Puerto López roadConnectionTo Villavicencio
Departamento de Meta capital Villavicencio
Departamento de Meta contains Villavicencio
Carolina Gaitán placeOfBirth Villavicencio