Caquetá Department
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Department of Caquetá
Departamento del Caquetá | |
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Motto(s): All, For a Better Caqueta (Spanish: Todos por un Caquetá mejor) | |
Country | Colombia |
Region | Amazonas Region |
Established | 1982 |
Capital | Florencia |
Government | |
• Governor | Alvaro Pacheco Alvarez (2016-2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 88,965 km2 (34,350 sq mi) |
• Rank | 3rd |
Population (2013)[1] | |
• Total | 465,477 |
• Rank | 24th |
• Density | 5.2/km2 (14/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-05 |
ISO 3166 code | CO-CAQ |
Municipalities | 15 |
Website | [1] |
Caquetá Department (Spanish pronunciation: [kakeˈta]) is a department of Colombia. Located in the Amazonas region, Caquetá borders with the departments of Cauca and Huila to the west, the department of Meta to the north, the department of Guaviare to the northeast, the department of Vaupés to the east, the departments of Amazonas and Putumayo to the south covering a total area of 88,965 km², the third largest in the country. Its capital is the city of Florencia.
Municipalities
- Albania
- Belén de Andaquies
- Cartagena del Chairá
- Curillo
- El Doncello
- El Paujil
- Florencia
- La Montañita
- Milán
- Morelia
- Puerto Rico
- San José de la Fragua
- San Vicente del Caguán
- Solano
- Solita
- Valparaíso
See also
References
- ^ "DANE". Retrieved February 13, 2013.[permanent dead link]
External links
- Template:Es icon Government of Caquetá official website
- Template:Es icon Secretary of Health of Caquetá
- Template:Es icon Portal de información recreativa y cultural de Florencia y el Departamento del Caquetá.
- Territorial-Environmental Information System of Colombian Amazon SIAT-AC website
- Template:Es icon Portal Positivo del Caquetá
- Template:Es icon Clasificados del Caquetá