Guaviare department

Department of Guaviare
Department of Guaviare; Departamento del Guaviare
	— Department —
; Flag	; Coat of arms
	Guaviare shown in red
	Coordinates: 2°34′N 72°38′W / 2.567°N 72.633°WCoordinates: 2°34′N 72°38′W / 2.567°N 72.633°W
Country	Colombia
Region	Amazon Region
Established
Capital	San José del Guaviare
	Government
• Governor	(vacant)
	Area
• Total	53,460 km2 (20,640 sq mi)
Area rank	8th
	Population (2013)
• Total	107,934
• Rank	28th
• Density	2.0/km2 (5.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-05
ISO 3166 code	CO-GUV
Provinces
Municipalities

Guaviare (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡwaˈβjaɾe]) is a department of Colombia. It is in the southern central region of the country. Its capital is San José del Guaviare. Guaviare was created on July 4, 1991 by the new Political Constitution of Colombia. Up until that point, it was a national territory that operated as a Commissariat, segregated from territory of the then Commissariat of Vaupés on December 23, 1977.

Municipalities [edit]

Demographics [edit]

The Nukak, a nomadic tribe that was uncontacted until 1988, live in Guaviare.

Notes [edit]

^ "Datos y Cifras del Guaviare". Gobernacion del Guaviare. 2009.
^ Kline, Harvey F. (2012). "Guariare, Department of". Historical Dictionary of Colombia. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 248. ISBN 978-0-8108-7813-6.
^ "DANE". Retrieved February 13, 2013.