Caquetá Department

Caquetá Department (Spanish pronunciation: [kakeˈta]) 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.

Department of Caquetá
Departamento del Caquetá
Department
Flag of Department of Caquetá
Flag
Coat of arms of Department of Caquetá
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
All, For a Better Caqueta
(Spanish: Todos por un Caquetá mejor)
Caquetá shown in red
Caquetá shown in red
Topography of the department
Topography of the department
Coordinates: 1°37′N 75°36′W
Country Colombia
RegionAmazonas Region
Established1982
CapitalFlorencia
Government
 • GovernorAlvaro Pacheco Alvarez (2016-2019)
Area
 • Total88,965 km2 (34,350 sq mi)
 • Rank3rd
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total401,849
 • Rank24th
 • Density4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-05
ISO 3166 codeCO-CAQ
Municipalities15
HDI (2019)0.717[2]
high · 26th of 33
Website
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1973 180,297—    
1985 264,507+46.7%
1993 367,898+39.1%
2005 420,337+14.3%
2018 401,849−4.4%
Source:[3]

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

See also

References
  1. "DANE". Archived from the original on November 13, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  2. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  3. "Reloj de Población". DANE. Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadísitica. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
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