Cali

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Cali is a major city in southwestern Colombia known as an important economic center and the country’s capital of salsa.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
capitalOf Valle del Cauca Department
climate tropical savanna climate
continent South America
coordinateLocation 3.4516°N 76.5320°W
country Colombia
countryCapital no
dateOfFoundation 1536
demonym caleña
caleño
economicFunction commercial center
industrial center
service hub
elevationAboveSeaLevel ~1000 metres
foundedBy Sebastián de Belalcázar
governingBody Alcaldía de Santiago de Cali
hasAirport Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport
hasFootballClub América de Cali
Deportivo Cali
hasSportsFacility Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
hasUniversity Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Cali
Universidad Icesi
Universidad del Valle
heritage Afro-Colombian cultural influence
hostedEvent 1971 Pan American Games
linked to: Pan American Games
isPartOf Andean region of Colombia
Pacific economic region of Colombia
knownFor salsa dancing
salsa music
sugar industry in surrounding region
languageUsed Spanish
leaderTitle Mayor
locatedIn Southwestern Colombia
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Valle del Cauca Department
locatedInTimeZone UTC−05:00
locatedOnRiver Cauca River
majorReligion Roman Catholicism
nickname Capital of Salsa
La Sucursal del Cielo
officialName Santiago de Cali
linked to: Cali
officialWebsite https://www.cali.gov.co/
population >2,000,000 inhabitants
populationRankInColombia third-largest city
roadNetworkConnection Pan-American Highway
shortName Cali
sports football (soccer)
timeZone Colombia Standard Time
linked to: America/Bogota

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Colombia majorCity Cali
Cali officialName Santiago de Cali
linked to: Cali
Cali shortName Cali
Diego Chará placeOfBirth Cali, Colombia
subject linked to: Diego Chara
linked to: Cali
Cauca River Valley containsCity Santiago de Cali
linked to: Cali
Cauca River Valley hasMajorUrbanCenter Cali metropolitan area
linked to: Cali
Cauca River Valley hasTransportInfrastructure Cali international airport region
linked to: Cali
Pessac hasTwinTown Cali
Cauca River passesNear Cali
La Sucursal del Cielo refersTo Santiago de Cali
linked to: Cali
La Sucursal del Cielo appliedTo city of Cali
linked to: Cali
Alcaldía de Santiago de Cali locatedIn Santiago de Cali
linked to: Cali
Alcaldía de Santiago de Cali governs city of Santiago de Cali
linked to: Cali
América de Cali city Cali
Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero locatedIn Cali
subject linked to: América de Cali
Valle del Cauca Department capital Santiago de Cali
linked to: Cali
Valle del Cauca Department hasMajorCity Santiago de Cali
linked to: Cali
Valle del Cauca Department culturalCenter Santiago de Cali
linked to: Cali
Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero city Santiago de Cali
linked to: Cali
Deportivo Cali location Cali
Deportivo Cali nickname El Cali
linked to: Cali
Deportivo Cali homeCity Cali
Deportivo Cali hasSupporterBase Cali metropolitan area
linked to: Cali
Universidad Icesi city Cali
Universidad Icesi regionServed Cali metropolitan area
linked to: Cali
Sebastián Moyano y Cabrera founded Santiago de Cali
linked to: Cali
Aires operatedInCity Cali
Petronio Álvarez Pacific Music Festival locatedIn Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
linked to: Cali
Farallones de Cali National Natural Park nearestCity Santiago de Cali
linked to: Cali
Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport serves Cali metropolitan area
linked to: Cali