Huila () is one of the departments of Colombia. It is located in the southwest of the country, and its capital is

Neiva Neiva () is the capital of the Department of Huila. It is located in the valley of the Magdalena River in south central Colombia with a population of about 357,392 inhabitants. It is one of the most important cities in southern Colombia, mainly ...

Demography and Ethnography

Huila is a department that has a population of 1,122,622 inhabitants, of which 679,667 (60.54%) people live in municipal capitals and 442,955 (39.46%) in the rest of the Huilense territory. This corresponds to 2.5% of the total Colombian population. The majority of the population is settled in the Magdalena valley, with epicenters in

and Garzón due to the possibilities offered by the commercial-type agricultural economy, oil exploitation, the best provision of services and the road axes connected to the central axis that borders the Magdalena. The rest of the populations are located on the coffee belt, standing out Pitalito and La Plata, the North Subregion presents a decrease in its rural population, mainly attributable to the alterations of agricultural and oil activities on the landscape. The average population density in the department is 59.88 inhabitants / km², with the highest densities in

(223.72), Pitalito (200.1) and Garzón (162.45), and with the lowest in the municipalities of Colombia and Villavieja (7.83 and 10.91 respectively).

Ethnography

According to DANE, the racial composition of Huila corresponds to: 98.43% is recognized as

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and Mestizos while only 1.57% as an ethnic population (

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and

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/ Mulattos) makes it one of the most Eurocentric and less diverse departments in terms of race or ethnicity in the country.

Geography

The south of the department is located in the Colombian Massif. The Cordillera Oriental is born in this place. Colombia's third highest peak, the

Nevado del Huila Nevado del Huila (, ) at , is the highest volcano in Colombia, located at the tripoint of the departments of Huila, Tolima and Cauca. It is visible from the city of Cali. The andesitic volcano is located on top of the Ibagué Batholith.Planch ...

volcano, is located in the department of Huila. The

Magdalena River The Magdalena River ( es, Río Magdalena, ; less commonly ) is the main river of Colombia, flowing northward about through the western half of the country. It takes its name from the biblical figure Mary Magdalene. It is navigable through much of ...

(also called Yuma River) is Colombia's largest river, begins in the department of Huila. Some of Huila's most important towns are located in the Magdalena River Valley. Betania is a

dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use ...

located on the Magdalena river. A larger dam, El Quimbo, is planned for the same river. Landscape near Gigante, Colombia 01

Administrative divisions

Municipalities

* Acevedo * Agrado *

Aipe Aipe is a town and municipality in the Huila Department, Colombia. It is located on the west bank of the Magdalena River in the Central Ranges of the Colombian Andes at altitudes between . Aipe borders Natagaima, Ataco and Planadas of the depart ...

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* Baraya * Campoalegre * Colombia * Elías * Garzón * Gigante * Guadalupe * Hobo * Iquira * Isnos * La Argentina * La Plata * Nátaga *

(capital city) * Oporapa * Paicol * Palermo * Palestina * Pital * Pitalito *

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* Saladoblanco * San Agustín * Santa María * Suaza * Tarqui * Tello * Teruel *

Tesalia Tesalia () is a town and municipality in the Huila Department, Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as ...

Timaná Timaná is a town and municipality in the Huila Department, Colombia. The municipality is located in the south of Huila at an altitude of and southwest of the capital Neiva. History The region of Timaná before the conquest in Colombia was i ...

* Villavieja * Yaguará

References

External links

Government of Huila official website
{{Authority control Huila Department Departments of Colombia States and territories established in 1905 1905 establishments in Colombia