Guaviare Department

Department of Guaviare
Departamento del Guaviare
Department

Flag

Coat of arms

Guaviare shown in red

Topography of the department
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
Capital San José del Guaviare
Government
  Governor Nebio De Jesus Echeverry Cadavid (2016-2019)
Area[1][2]
  Total 53,460 km2 (20,640 sq mi)
Area rank 8th
Population (2013)[3]
  Total 107,934
  Rank 28th
  Density 2.0/km2 (5.2/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-05
ISO 3166 code CO-GUV

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.

Municipalities

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

Demographics

Ethnic makeup

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

Notes

  1. "Datos y Cifras del Guaviare" (PDF). Gobernacion del Guaviare. 2009.
  2. Kline, Harvey F. (2012). "Guariare, Department of". Historical Dictionary of Colombia. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 248. ISBN 978-0-8108-7813-6.
  3. "DANE". Retrieved February 13, 2013.

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