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Putumayo Department

Coordinates: 1°09′N 76°37′W / 1.150°N 76.617°W / 1.150; -76.617
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Department of Putumayo
Departamento del Putumayo
Department
Flag of Department of Putumayo
Flag
Putumayo shown in red
Putumayo shown in red
Topography of the department
Topography of the department
Coordinates: 1°09′N 76°37′W / 1.150°N 76.617°W / 1.150; -76.617
Country Colombia
RegionAmazonía Region
Established1991
(political)Mocoa
Government
 • GovernorSorrel Parisa Aroca Rodriguez(2016-2019)
Area
[1][2]
 • Total24,885 km2 (9,608 sq mi)
 • Rank16th
Population
 (2013)[3]
 • Total337,054
 • Rank26th
 • Density14/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-05
ISO 3166 codeCO-PUT
Municipalities13
Websitewww.putumayo.gov.co

Putumayo (Spanish pronunciation: [putuˈmaʝo]) is a department of Colombia. It is in the south-west of the country, bordering Ecuador and Peru. Its capital is Mocoa.

The word putumayo comes from the Quechua languages. The verb p'utuy means "to spring forth" or "to burst out", and mayu means river. Thus it means "gushing river".

History

Originally, the south west of the department was the territory of the Cofán Indians, the north west that of the Kamentxá Indians, and the center and south belonged to tribes that spoke Tukano languages (such as the Siona), and the east to tribes that spoke Witoto languages. Part of the Kamentxá territory was conquered by the Inca Huayna Cápac in 1492, who, after crossing the Cofán territory, established a Quechua population on the valley of Sibundoy, known today as Ingas. After the Inca defeat in 1533, the region was invaded by the Spanish in 1542, and from 1547 was administered by Catholic missions.

The current territory of Putumayo was linked to Popayan during the Spanish Colonial Period and in the first Republican decades belonged to the "Azuay Department", that included territories in Ecuador and Perú. Later a long process of territorial redistributions began:

Municipalities

Municipalities Map
  1. Colón
  2. Mocoa
  3. Orito
  4. Puerto Asís
  5. Puerto Caicedo
  6. Puerto Guzmán
  7. Puerto Leguízamo
  8. San Francisco
  9. San Miguel
  10. Santiago
  11. Sibundoy
  12. Valle del Guamez
  13. Villagarzón

See also

References

  1. ^ "Nuestro departamento: Información general". Gobernación del Putumayo.
  2. ^ Kline, Harvey F. (2012). "Putumayo, Department of". Historical Dictionary of Colombia. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 415. ISBN 978-0-8108-7813-6.
  3. ^ "DANE". Archived from the original on 13 November 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)


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