Caquetá Department

Department of Caquetá Departamento del Caquetá
—  Department  —
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: All, For a Better Caqueta (Spanish: Todos por un Caquetá mejor)
Caquetá shown in red
Coordinates: 1°37′N 75°36′W / 1.617°N 75.6°W / 1.617; -75.6Coordinates: 1°37′N 75°36′W / 1.617°N 75.6°W / 1.617; -75.6
Country	Colombia
Region	Amazonas Region
Established	1982
Capital	Florencia
Government
– Governor	Germán Medina Triviño
Area
– Total	88,965 km2 (34,349.6 sq mi)
Area rank	3
Population (2005)[1]
– Total	404,896
– Rank	24
– Density	4.6/km2 (11.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-05
ISO 3166 code	CO-CAQ
Provinces
Municipalities	15
Website	agobernaciondecaqueta.gov.co

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.

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 de la Fragua
13. San Vicente del Caguán
14. Solano
15. Solita
16. Valparaíso

References

1. ^ 2005 Census Results (Spanish)

External links

• (Spanish) Government of Caquetá official website
• (Spanish) Secretary of Health of Caquetá
• (Spanish) Portal de información recreativa y cultural de Florencia y el Departamento del Caquetá.
• (Spanish) Sistema de Información Ambiental Territorial de la Amazonia colombiana SIAT-AC

See also

• Caquetá Territory