| Department of Meta | |
| Native Name: | Spanish; Castilian: Departamento del Meta |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Type: | Department |
| Image Map1: | Meta Topographic 2.png |
| Map Caption1: | Topography of the department |
| Motto: | Llano Grande de Colombia y Meta |
| Anthem: | Himno de Meta (Colombia) |
| Coordinates: | 4.15°N -111°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Colombia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Orinoquía Region |
| Parts Type: | Largest city |
| Parts Style: | para |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | July 1, 1960 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Provinces |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 4 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Municipalities |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 29 |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Villavicencio |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Leader Name: | Marcela Amaya (2016-2019) |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 85635 |
| Area Rank: | 4th |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1,039,722 |
| Population As Of: | 2018 |
| Population Rank: | 19th |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | GDP |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics1 Info1: | COP 58,440 billion (US$ 13.7 billion) |
| Blank Name Sec2: | HDI (2019) |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0.778[2] · 6th of 33 |
| Timezone1: | UTC-05 |
| Iso Code: | CO-MET |
| Website: | www.meta.gov.co |
Meta (pronounced as /es/) 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.