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BURBANO-VALLEJO, Edy Lorena  e  MORENO, Eugenio. Analysis of Conglomerates of the North of the Cauca Valley. Case study Cartago, Zarzal and the Union. Ing. Ind. [online]. 2018, vol.39, n.1, pp. 78-91. ISSN 1815-5936.

This article aims to show a comparative analysis of the northern region of the Cauca Valley, a case study of Cartago, Zarzal and the Union, using the methodology of cluster analysis, based on the variables Education, from two perspectives coverage and illiteracy rate; the administrative efficiency mediated from the management of the public administration, is a qualification granted by the central government to the municipalities, the total population with 2005 census data and projected to 2013; security measured from the homicide rate; social infrastructure (aqueduct, energy, natural gas, sewerage and telephony subscription) and health coverage from the government subsidized regime, as a poverty proxy variable, to identify differences and similarities with neighboring municipalities to infer if converge in the concept of region in the search for the sum of comparative and competitive advantages.

Palavras-chave : Conglomerates; Region and Regional Local Development.

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