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] · 26th of 33 |
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.