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'''Bolívar''' is a town and municipality located in the [[Departments of Colombia|Department]] of [[Valle del Cauca Department|Valle del Cauca]], [[Colombia]]. |
'''Bolívar''' is a town and municipality located in the [[Departments of Colombia|Department]] of [[Valle del Cauca Department|Valle del Cauca]], [[Colombia]]. |
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Ricaurte, a village within the municipality of Bolívar, is home to the world's largest known cluster of people with [[fragile X syndrome]]. Around 5% of the village population carries the genetic mutation or premutation.<ref>{{cite web |title=Why is a remote Colombian town a hot spot of an inherited intellectual disability? |url=https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/10/why-remote-colombian-town-hot-spot-inherited-intellectual-disability |website=Science Magazine |access-date=7 March 2022 |language=en |date=9 October 2018}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:10, 7 March 2022
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Bolívar | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Bolívar, Valle del Cauca in the Valle del Cauca Department of Colombia. | |
  Bolívar Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 4°20′19″N 76°11′5″W / 4.33861°N 76.18472°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Valle del Cauca Department |
| Area | |
• Total | 602 km2 (232 sq mi) |
| Population (Census 2018[2]) | |
• Total | 13,954 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Climate | Am |
Bolívar is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia.
Ricaurte, a village within the municipality of Bolívar, is home to the world's largest known cluster of people with fragile X syndrome. Around 5% of the village population carries the genetic mutation or premutation.[3]
References
- ^ "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Why is a remote Colombian town a hot spot of an inherited intellectual disability?". Science Magazine. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
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