Meta Department
Department of Meta
Departamento del Meta | |
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 The Llanos in Colombia | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Llano Grande de Colombia y Meta | |
| Anthem: Himno de Meta (Colombia) | |
 Meta shown in red | |
 Topography of the department | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Region | Orinoquía Region |
| Established | July 1, 1960 |
| Capital | Villavicencio |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Marcela Amaya (2016-2019) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 85,635 km2 (33,064 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 4th |
| Population (2013)[1] | |
| • Total | 924,843 |
| • Rank | 19th |
| • Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-05 |
| ISO 3166 code | CO-MET |
| Provinces | 4 |
| Municipalities | 29 |
| Website | www.meta.gov.co |
Meta is a department of Colombia. It is close to the geographic center of the country, to the east of the Andean mountains. A large portion of the department, which is also crossed by the Meta River, is covered by a grassland plain known as the Llanos. Its capital is Villavicencio. The department has a monument placed in the very geographic centre of Colombia, at a place known as Alto de Menegua, a few kilometers from Puerto López.
Achagua, which is similar to Piapoco, is an Indigenous language spoken by a minority in the department.
Municipalities
References
External links
- Folklore llanero
- Government Meta
- Territorial-Environmental Information System of Colombian Amazon SIAT-AC website Template:Es icon
See also
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