Department of Caquetá

Department of Caquetá

Infobox Department of Colombia
Name = Department of Caquetá
AlternateName = Departamento del Caquetá






image_map_caption = The Department of Caquetá shown in red
department_motto = "All, For a Better Caqueta"
(Spanish: "Todos por un Caquetá mejor")

anthem =
EstDate = 1982
ColRegion = Amazonas Region
Capital = Florencia
largest_city =
numregions =
numunicipalities = 15
governor = Juan Carlos Claros Pinzon
governorparty =
AreaRank =3
TotalArea = 88,965
PopulationYear = 2005
PopulationRank = 24
Population = 404,896 [http://www.dane.gov.co/files/censo2005/regiones/caqueta/caqueta.pdf]
Density = 5.2
LandArea =
WaterArea =
PercentWater =
ISO_Code = CO-CAQ
Website = www.gobernaciondecaqueta.gov.co

Caquetá is a department of Colombia. Located in the Amazonas region, southern Colombia, 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, 3rd largest in Colombia. Its capital is the city of Florencia.

Municipalities

# Albania
# Belén de Andaquies
# Cartagena de Chairá
# Curillo
# El Doncello
# El Paujil
# Florencia
# La Montañita
# Milán
# Morelia
# Puerto Rico
# San José de la Fragua
# San Vicente del Caguán
# Solano
# Solita
# Valparaíso

References

External links

*es icon [http://www.gobernaciondecaqueta.gov.co/ Government of Caquetá official website]
*es icon [http://www.idesac.gov.co/ Secretary of Health of Caquetá]
*es icon [http://www.micaqueta.com/ Portal de información recreativa y cultural de Florencia y el Departamento del Caquetá.]
*es icon [http://siatac.siac.net.co Sistema de Información Ambiental Territorial de la Amazonia colombiana SIAT-AC]


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