Apía, Risaralda

Apía is a town and municipality in the Department of Risaralda, Colombia. It is located at an elevation of 1,630 metres, about 60 km away from district capital Pereira in the valley of the Apia river. It has 17,000 inhabitants according to the 2005 census, 9,000 of which live in the urban areas of the municipality, the other 8,000 in the rural areas split into 42 corregimientos. The town has excellent views over the Tatamá Hill which is part of the Tatamá Nature Park.