Casanare Department

Department of Casanare

Departamento de Casanare
Department of Casanare Departamento de Casanare
Department
	Flag Coat of arms
	Motto(s): Trabajo y Libertad; (Spanish: Work and Liberty)
	Anthem: Himno de Casanare
	Casanare shown in red
	Topography of the department
	Coordinates: 5°21′0″N 72°24′36″W / 5.35000°N 72.41000°W
Country	Colombia
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)
• 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 Department (Spanish pronunciation: [kasaˈnaɾe], Spanish: Departamento de Casanare) is a department in the central eastern region of Colombia.

Its capital is Yopal, which is also the episcopal seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of 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

References

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