Caquetá Department Explained

Department of Caquetá
Native Name:Departamento del Caquetá
Native Name Lang:es
Type:Department
Image Map1:Caqueta Topographic 2.png
Map Caption1:Topography of the department
Motto:All, For a Better Caqueta
(Spanish: Todos por un Caquetá mejor)
Coordinates:1.6167°N -111°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Colombia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Amazonas Region
Parts Type:Largest city
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1982
Blank Name Sec1:Provinces
Blank1 Name Sec1:Municipalities
Blank1 Info Sec1:15
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Florencia
Leader Title:Governor
Leader Name:Alvaro Pacheco Alvarez (2016–2019)
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:88965
Area Rank:3rd
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:401,849
Population As Of:2018
Population Rank:24th
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:GDP
Demographics1 Title1:Total
Demographics1 Info1:COP 5,461 billion
(US$ 1.3 billion)
Timezone1:UTC-05
Iso Code:CO-CAQ
Blank Name Sec2:HDI (2019)
Blank Info Sec2:0.717[2]
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Website:http://caqueta.gov.co/

Caquetá Department (pronounced as /es/) 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

  1. Albania
  2. Belén de Andaquies
  3. Cartagena del Chairá
  4. Curillo
  5. El Doncello
  6. El Paujil
  7. Florencia
  8. La Montañita
  9. Milán
  10. Morelia
  11. Puerto Rico
  12. San José del Fragua
  13. San Vicente del Caguán
  14. Solano
  15. Solita
  16. Valparaíso

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: DANE . https://web.archive.org/web/20091113143414/http://www.dane.gov.co/daneweb_V09/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=75&Itemid=72 . dead . November 13, 2009 . February 13, 2013 .
  2. Web site: Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab. hdi.globaldatalab.org. en. 2018-09-13.