Palermo, Huila

Palermo Guagua
Municipality and town
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Nickname(s): Capital Marmolera de Colombia Marble Capital of Colombia
Motto: "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 / 2.89167°N 75.43750°W / 2.89167; -75.43750Coordinates: 2°53′30″N 75°26′15″W / 2.89167°N 75.43750°W / 2.89167; -75.43750
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)
• Urban	5.36 sq mi (13.89 km2)
Population (2005)[1]
• Municipality and town	27,217
• Density	763.8/sq mi (294.91/km2)
• Urban	12,655
• Urban density	2,359.9/sq mi (911.15/km2)
Time zone	Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	878
Website	http://www.palermo-huila.gov.co
↑ Censo General 2005 (PDF) (in Spanish), Bogotá: DANE, 2005, p. 487, ISBN 978-958-624-072-7, retrieved June 1, 2009

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

Notable people from Palermo

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

Twin Cities

• Palermo, Italy

Municipalities in Huila Department
Acevedo Agrado Aipe Algeciras Altamira Baraya Campoalegre Colombia Elias Garzón Gigante Guadalupe Hobo Iquira Isnos La Argentina La Plata Nataga Neiva Oporapa Paicol Palermo Palestina Pital Pitalito Rivera Saladoblanco San Agustín Santa María Suaza Tarqui Tello Teruel Tesalia Timaná Villavieja Yaguara