Valle del Cauca Cultural Artists and Managers Census by Municipality

A census dataset enumerates artists, creators, and cultural managers across municipalities in Colombia's Valle del Cauca department. It is provided by the Colombian open data portal www.datos.gov.co and was last updated in December 2025. The data includes fields for activity, gender, sector, year, and municipality of residence.

Use Cases

• Analyze gender distribution within specific cultural sectors using the 'Género' and 'Sector al que pertenece' columns.
• Map the concentration of cultural activities by 'Municipio de residencia' to identify regional hubs.
• Track changes in the number of cultural workers over time using the 'Año' field.
• Compare the prevalence of different 'Actividad dentro del sector' types across municipalities.

Strengths

• Data is disaggregated to the municipal level for detailed geographic analysis.
• Includes multiple demographic and sectoral dimensions: activity, gender, sector, year, and municipality.

Limitations

• The total number of records (row count) is unknown, preventing assessment of statistical significance.
• The specific data collection methodology and potential sampling biases are not documented.

Provenance

Source

Colombian open data portal (www.datos.gov.co).

Collection Method

Census or administrative registry, specific methodology unknown.

Time Range

Temporal coverage is indicated by an 'Año' column, but the specific range is unknown.

Freshness

Last updated on 2025-12-19.

Geography

Municipalities within the Valle del Cauca department, Colombia.