Salamina
Colombia
Salamina: facts
At a glance
- Country: Colombia
- Region: Caldas Department
- Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
- Population: approximately 18,076
- Coordinates: 5.4073° N, 75.4875° W
- Time zone: America/Bogota (UTC-05:00)
- Currency: Peso (COP)
- Distance to the capital, Bogota: 179 km (111 mi), straight line
Getting there
- La Nubia Airport (MZL): 42 km (26 mi), straight line
- Matecaña International Airport (PEI): 72 km (45 mi), straight line
- Jose Maria Córdova International Airport (MDE): 84 km (53 mi), straight line
Nearby
- La Merced: 6.7 km (4.1 mi)
- Pacora: 14 km (8 mi)
- Marmato: 15 km (9 mi)
- Filadelfia: 15 km (9 mi)
- Aranzazu: 15 km (9 mi)
- Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Manizales, 38 km (24 mi)
Coming up in Salamina
- 11 Nov 2026: Independence of Cartagena
- 14 Nov 2026: Colombian Women's Day
- 16 Nov 2026: Independence of Cartagena
- 7 Dec 2026: Eve of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception
- 8 Dec 2026: Feast of the Immaculate Conception
- 24 Dec 2026: Christmas Eve
- 25 Dec 2026: Christmas Day
- 31 Dec 2026: New Year's Eve
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