Nariño Department

Nariño Department
Department of Nariño
Departamento del Nariño
—  Department  —

Flag

Coat of arms
Motto: La Fuerza del Cambio Continúa
(Spanish: The Force of Change Continues)
Anthem: Himno del Departamento de Nariño
Nariño shown in red
Coordinates: 01°10′N 77°16′W / 1.167°N 77.267°W / 1.167; -77.267Coordinates: 01°10′N 77°16′W / 1.167°N 77.267°W / 1.167; -77.267
Country  Colombia
Region Pacific Region/Andes Region
Established August 6, 1904
Capital Pasto
Government
 – Governor Antonio Navarro Wolff (Alternative Democratic Pole)
Area
 – Total 33,268 km2 (12,844.8 sq mi)
Area rank 11
Population (2005)[1]
 – Total 1,531,777
 – Rank 8
 – Density 46/km2 (119.3/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-05
ISO 3166 code CO-NAR
Provinces 3
Municipalities 62
Website www.gobernar.gov.co

Nariño (Spanish pronunciation: [naˈɾiɲo]) is a department of Colombia named after Antonio Nariño. It is in the west of the country, bordering Ecuador and the Pacific Ocean.

Its capital is Pasto, other important cities include Tumaco, Ipiales.

Municipalities

References

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Nariño massacres — Nariño shown in red Location Nariño Department, Colombia Date …   Wikipedia

  • Nariño, Nariño — For other uses, see Nariño (disambiguation). Nariño, Nariño   Municipality and town   Location of the municipality and town of …   Wikipedia

  • Nariño (disambiguation) — The word Nariño is a surname of Spanish origin and may also mean: People Antonio Nariño Colombia Nariño Department, one of the 32 Departments of Colombia Nariño, Cundinamarca, a town and municipality The Narino (Culture) civilization of western… …   Wikipedia

  • Nariño, Antioquia —   Municipality and town   Flag …   Wikipedia

  • Nariño — ▪ department, Colombia       departamento, southwestern Colombia, bounded by the Pacific Ocean on the west and Ecuador on the south. Its population is concentrated principally in the volcanic Andean highlands above 5,000 feet (1,500 m). The… …   Universalium

  • Nariño, Cundinamarca — For other uses, see Nariño (disambiguation). Location of the town and municipality of Nariño in Cundinamarca Department. Nariño is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca …   Wikipedia

  • Nariño (Antioquia) — Para otros usos de este término, véase Nariño. Nariño Bandera …   Wikipedia Español

  • Department of La Guajira — Infobox Department of Colombia Name = Department of La Guajira AlternateName = es icon Departamento de La Guajira image map caption = La Guajira shown in red within Colombia department motto = anthem = EstDate = July 1, 1965 ColRegion = Caribbean …   Wikipedia

  • Córdoba, Nariño —   Municipality and town   Location of the municipality and town of Córdoba, Nariño in the Nariño Department of Colombia …   Wikipedia

  • Mosquera, Nariño — For other uses, see mosquera. Mosquera, Nariño   Municipality and town   Location of the municipality and town of Mosquera …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”