Guaviare Department

Guaviare Department
Department of Guaviare
Departamento del Guaviare
—  Department  —

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Guaviare shown in red
Coordinates: 2°34′N 72°38′W / 2.567°N 72.633°W / 2.567; -72.633Coordinates: 2°34′N 72°38′W / 2.567°N 72.633°W / 2.567; -72.633
Country  Colombia
Region Amazon Region
Established
Capital San José del Guaviare
Government
 – Governor (vacant)
Area
 – Total 53,460 km2 (20,641 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 – Total 133,236
 – Density 2.5/km2 (6.5/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-05
ISO 3166 code CO-GUV
Provinces
Municipalities

Guaviare (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡwaˈβjaɾe]) is a department of Colombia. It is in the southern central region of the country. Its capital is San José del Guaviare. Guaviare was created on July 4, 1991 by the new Political Constitution of Colombia. Up until that point, it was a national territory that operated as a Commissariat, segregated from territory of the then Commissariat of Vaupés on December 23, 1977.

Contents

Municipalities

  1. Calamar
  2. El Retorno
  3. Miraflores
  4. San José del Guaviare

Demographics

The Nukak, a nomadic tribe that was uncontacted until 1988, live in Guaviare.

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