Huila Department
Department of Huila
Departamento del Huila | |
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Anthem: Alma del Huila (Huila's soul) | |
Coordinates: 2°59′55″N 75°18′16″W / 2.99861°N 75.30444°W | |
Country | Colombia |
Region | Andean Region |
Established | 1905 |
Capital | Neiva |
Government | |
• Governor | Carlos Julio Gonzalez Villa (2016-2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 19,890 km2 (7,680 sq mi) |
• Rank | 26th |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 1,100,386 |
• Rank | 15th |
• Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-05 |
ISO 3166 code | CO-HUI |
Provinces | 4 |
Municipalities | 37 |
HDI (2017) | 0.709[2] high · 21st |
Website | www.gobhuila.gov.co |
Huila (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈwila]) is one of the departments of Colombia. It is located in the southwest of the country, and its capital is Neiva.[3]
Geography
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1973 | 467,651 | — |
1985 | 693,712 | +48.3% |
1993 | 843,798 | +21.6% |
2005 | 1,011,418 | +19.9% |
2018 | 1,100,386 | +8.8% |
Source:[4] |
The south of the department is located in the Colombian Massif. The Cordillera Oriental is born in this place.
Colombia's third highest peak, the Nevado del Huila volcano, is located in the department of Huila.
The Magdalena River (also called Yuma River) is Colombia's largest river, begins in the department of Huila. Some of Huila's most important towns are located in the Magdalena River Valley. Betania is a dam located on the Magdalena river. A larger dam, El Quimbo, is planned for the same river.
Administrative divisions
Municipalities
- Acevedo
- Agrado
- Aipe
- Algeciras
- Altamira
- Baraya
- Campoalegre
- Colombia
- Elias
- Garzón
- Gigante
- Guadalupe
- Hobo
- Iquira
- Isnos
- La Argentina
- La Plata
- Nataga
- Neiva (Capital City)
- Oporapa
- Paicol
- Palermo
- Palestina
- Pital
- Pitalito
- Rivera
- Saladoblanco
- San Agustín
- Santa María
- Suaza
- Tarqui
- Tello
- Teruel
- Tesalia
- Timaná
- Villavieja
- Yaguará
References
- ^ "DANE". Archived from the original on November 13, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ "Generalidades del departamento". Gobernación del Huila. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Reloj de Población". DANE. Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadísitica. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
External links
- (in Spanish) Government of Huila official website