Casanare Department
Appearance
Department of Casanare
Departamento de Casanare | |
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Motto(s): Trabajo y Libertad (Spanish: Work and Liberty) | |
Anthem: Himno de Casanare | |
![]() Casanare shown in red | |
![]() Topography of the department | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Orinoquía Region |
Established | July 4, 1991 |
Capital | Yopal |
Government | |
• Governor | Josue Alirio Barrera Rodriguez (2016-2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 44,640 km2 (17,240 sq mi) |
• Rank | 10th |
Population (2013)[1] | |
• Total | 344,027 |
• Rank | 25th |
• Density | 7.7/km2 (20/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-05 |
ISO 3166 code | CO-CAS |
Municipalities | 19 |
Website | www.casanare.gov.co |
Casanare (Spanish pronunciation: [kasaˈnaɾe]) 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.
Rivers and Dams
The Upia River (Río Upía) is in Casanere.[2]
Municipalities
- Aguazul
- Chámeza
- Hato Corozal
- La Salina
- Maní
- Monterrey
- Nunchía
- Orocue
- Paz de Ariporo
- Pore
- Recetor
- Sabanalarga
- Sácama
- San Luis de Palenque
- Támara
- Tauramena
- Trinidad
- Villanueva
- Yopal
Notes
- ^ "DANE". Retrieved February 13, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-27. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
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References
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