Meta Department

Department of Meta
Departamento del Meta
Department

The Llanos in Colombia

Flag

Coat of arms
Motto: Llano Grande de Colombia y Meta
Anthem: Himno de Meta (Colombia)

Meta shown in red

Topography of the department
Coordinates: 4°9′N 73°38′W / 4.150°N 73.633°W / 4.150; -73.633Coordinates: 4°9′N 73°38′W / 4.150°N 73.633°W / 4.150; -73.633
Country  Colombia
Region Orinoquía Region
Established July 1, 1960
Capital Villavicencio
Government
  Governor Marcela Amaya (2016-2019)
Area
  Total 85,635 km2 (33,064 sq mi)
Area rank 4th
Population (2013)[1]
  Total 924,843
  Rank 19th
  Density 11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-05
ISO 3166 code CO-MET
Provinces 4
Municipalities 29
Website www.meta.gov.co

Meta is a department of Colombia. It is close to the geographic center of the country, to the east of the Andean mountains. A large portion of the department, which is also crossed by the Meta River, is covered by a grassland plain known as the Llanos. Its capital is Villavicencio. The department has a monument placed in the very geographic centre of Colombia, at a place known as Alto de Menegua, a few kilometers from Puerto López.

Achagua, which is similar to Piapoco, is an Indigenous language spoken by a minority in the department.

Municipalities

Ariari Villavicencio Piedemonte Meta River
El Castillo  El Dorado  Fuente de Oro  Granada  La Uribe  Lejanías  Mapiripán  Mesetas  Puerto Concordia  Puerto Lleras  Puerto Rico  San Juan de Arama  Vista Hermosa
Villavicencio
Acacías  Barranca de Upía  Castilla la Nueva  Cubarral  Cumaral  El Calvario  Guamal  Restrepo  San Carlos de Guaroa  San Juanito  San Martín
Cabuyaro  La Macarena  Puerto Gaitán  Puerto López

References

  1. "DANE". Retrieved February 13, 2013.

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