Neiva

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Neiva is a major city in southwestern Colombia known as the economic and cultural center of the upper Magdalena River valley.

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Neiva canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
administrativeDivisionType municipality of Colombia
airport Benito Salas Airport
areaCode 608
climate tropical savanna climate
coordinateLatitude 2.9273°N
coordinateLongitude 75.2819°W
country Colombia
countrySubdivision Andean Region of Colombia
culturalRole regional cultural center
demonym Neivano
departmentCode Huila
distanceToBogotá approximately 300 km
economicRole regional economic center
economicSector trade in agricultural products
elevation approximately 442 meters
foundedBy Diego de Ospina y Medinilla
foundingDate 1612
governingBody Municipal Council of Neiva
hasFestival Festival del Bambuco en San Juan y San Pedro
hasFootballClub Atlético Huila
hasUniversity Universidad Surcolombiana
isCapitalOf Huila Department
knownFor Bambuco Festival
Fiesta de San Pedro
surface form: San Pedro Festival
language Spanish
leaderTitle Mayor of Neiva
locatedIn Huila Department
locatedInRegion southwestern Colombia
surface form: Southwestern Colombia

Upper Magdalena region
surface form: Upper Magdalena River Valley
locatedOnRiver Magdalena River
majorEconomicActivity agriculture
commerce
services
nearbyCity Bogotá
population approximately 350000
postalCodePrefix 4100
regionRole gateway to southern Colombia
religion predominantly Roman Catholic
river Magdalena River
riverValley Magdalena River valley
surface form: Magdalena River Valley
riverValleyCenter Magdalena River valley
surface form: Upper Magdalena River Valley
sports football
stadium Estadio Guillermo Plazas Alcid
timeZone UTC−05:00
transportInfrastructure Pan-American Highway
urbanStatus major city in southwestern Colombia

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Huila Department capital Neiva
Huila Department contains Neiva
Betania Dam locatedNear Neiva
Betania Dam nearbyCity Neiva
Palermo locatedNear Neiva
subject surface form: Palermo (Huila)
Palermo departmentalCapital Neiva
subject surface form: Palermo (Huila)
southern Colombia hasCity Neiva
subject surface form: Southern Colombia