Casanare Department
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| Department of Casanare Departamento de Casanare |
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| Motto: Trabajo y Libertad (Spanish: Work and Liberty) |
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| Anthem: Himno de Casanare | |||
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| Coordinates: 5°21′0″N 72°24′36″W / 5.35°N 72.41°WCoordinates: 5°21′0″N 72°24′36″W / 5.35°N 72.41°W | |||
| Country |  Colombia |
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| Region | Orinoquía Region | ||
| Established | July 4, 1991 | ||
| Capital | Yopal | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governor | Raúl Flórez (2008-) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 44,640 km2 (17,235.6 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 10 | ||
| Population (2005)[1] | |||
| • Total | 282,452 | ||
| • Rank | 26 | ||
| • Density | 6.3/km2 (16.4/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC-05 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | CO-CAS | ||
| Provinces | |||
| Municipalities | 19 | ||
| Website | www.casanare.gov.co | ||
Casanare is a department of Colombia. It is in the central eastern region of the country. Its capital is Yopal. It contains oil fields and an 800 km pipeline leading to the coastal port of Coveñas owned by BP.
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[edit] Rivers and Dams
The Upia River (Río Upía) is in Casanere.[2]
[edit] Municipalities
- Aguazul
- Chameza
- Hato Corozal
- La Salina
- Maní
- Monterrey
- Nunchía
- Orocue
- Paz de Ariporo
- Pore
- Recetor
- Sabanalarga
- Sacama
- San Luis de Palenque
- Tamara
- Tauramena
- Trinidad
- Villanueva
- Yopal
[edit] Notes
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Government of Casanare official website
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