Palermo is a town and municipality in the Huila Department, Colombia. This town was previously named Guagua.[1]

Palermo Guagua
Municipality and town
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Nickname(s):  Capital Marmolera de Colombia Marble Capital of Colombia
Motto(s):  "Por el camino del progreso"
Anthem: Himno a Palermo
Location of the municipality and town of Palermo, Huila in the Huila Department of Colombia.
Coordinates: 2°53′30″N 75°26′15″W
Country	Colombia
Department	Huila Department
Subregion	Subnorte
Incorporated (parish)	1690
Incorporated (municipality)	7 January 1774
Renamed	1906
Government
• Mayor	Helver Yesid Pinzón Saavedra (C)
Area
• Municipality and town	35.63 sq mi (92.29 km2)
• Land	0.56 sq mi (1.44 km2)
• Urban	5.36 sq mi (13.89 km2)
Population  (2020 est.)[1]
• Municipality and town	35,569
• Density	1,000/sq mi (390/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Area code(s)	878
Website	http://www.palermo-huila.gov.co
"Resultados y proyecciones (2005-2020) del censo 2005". Retrieved 17 April 2020.

Culture

Notable people from Palermo

• Manuel de Jesús Andrade Suárez (1860–1935) writer, journalist and politician.

Twin Cities

• Palermo, Italy

References

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