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Caquetá Department
Caquetá Department () 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 # Albania # Belén de Andaquies # Cartagena del Chairá # Curillo # El Doncello # El Paujil # Florencia # La Montañita # Milán # Morelia # Puerto Rico ; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territo ... # San José del Fragua # San Vicente del Caguán # Solano # Solita # Valparaíso See also * Caque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of Colombia
Colombia is a unitary state, unitary republic made up of thirty-two administrative divisions referred to as departments (Spanish language, Spanish: ''departamentos'', sing. ) and one Capital District (''Capital districts and territories, Distrito Capital''). Departments are administrative division, country subdivisions and are granted a certain degree of autonomy. Each department has a governor (''gobernador'') and an Assembly (''Asamblea Departamental''), elected by popular vote for a four-year period. The governor cannot be re-elected in consecutive periods. Departments are formed by a grouping of municipalities of Colombia, municipalities (''municipios'', sing. ''municipio''). Municipal government is headed by mayor (''alcalde'') and administered by a municipal council (''concejo municipal''), both of which are elected by popular vote for four-year periods. Internal subdivisions within departments The current borders and number of the departments of Colombia was finally se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huila Department
Huila () is one of the departments of Colombia. It is located in the southwest of the country, and its capital is Neiva. Demography and Ethnography Huila department had a population of 1,122,622 inhabitants in 2020, of which 679,667 (60.54%) live in urban areas and 442,955 (39.46%) in the rest of the ''Huilense'' territory. This amounts to 2.5% of the total Colombian population. The majority of it is settled in the Magdalena valley, the main urban centers being Neiva and Garzón, due to the possibilities offered by commercial-type agricultural economy, oil production, access to basic public services and roads connected to the central road axis along the Magdalena. The rest of the population is located on the coffee belt, standing out Pitalito and La Plata; the North Subregion is undergoing a decrease in its rural population, mainly attributable to alterations of agricultural and oil activities on the landscape. The average population density in the department is 59.88 inh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milán, Caquetá
Milán is a small town and municipality in Caquetá Department, Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel .... References Municipalities of Caquetá Department {{Caquetá-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Montañita
La Montañita is a town and municipality in Caquetá Department, Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel .... References Municipalities of Caquetá Department {{Caquetá-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Paujil
El Paujil is a town and municipality in Caquetá Department, Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel .... References Municipalities of Caquetá Department {{Caquetá-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Doncello
San Juan de El Doncello or simply El Doncello is a municipality of Colombia in the department of Caquetá Department, Colombia. Planted on the foothills of the Eastern Cordillera, it is located northeast of Florencia, capital of the department. It is the first rubber producing municipality at the national level; there are more than 200 hectares cultivated in the Maguaré and Puerto Manrique Inspectorate. It is the commercial capital of Caquetá due to its frequent economic traffic, since its fertile lands are manipulated by farmers and agricultural personnel, who know how to make the most of it. History This population has a special attraction from the suggestive name that carries: El Doncello, but it is not only its name, but its small history rooted in the same jungle, as there was produced as a simple embryo, the natural union of a settler and a Huitoto Indian, Jorge Abel Molina a settler joined with Maria a Huitoto and between the two built their house and their chagra. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curillo
Curillo is a town and municipality in Caquetá Department, Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel .... References Municipalities of Caquetá Department {{Caquetá-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cartagena Del Chairá
Cartagena del Chairá () is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Caquetá. The town gained notoriety during the failed FARC-Government peace process (1999-2002) between the Government of Colombia and the guerrilla group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People's Army (, FARC–EP or FARC) was a Marxist–Leninist Guerrilla warfare, guerrilla group involved in the continuing Colombian conflict starting in 1964. The FARC-EP was officially founded in ... (FARC) which still maintains operations and a high influence in the area despite the presence of the Colombian Military. External links Government of Caquetá official websiteGovernment of Cartagena del Chairá official website References Municipalities of Caquetá Department {{Caquetá-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belén De Andaquies
Belen, Belén or Beleń may refer to: Places * Belén, the Spanish name for Bethlehem Argentina * Belén, Catamarca Bolivia * Belén (Aroma), La Paz Department, Bolivia * Belén (Potosí), Bolivia Colombia * Belén, Boyacá * Belén, Nariño *Belén, Medellín Medellín ( ; or ), officially the Special District of Science, Technology and Innovation of Medellín (), is the List of cities in Colombia, second-largest city in Colombia after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia Departme ..., Antioquia. Peru * Belén District, Maynas * Belén District, Sucre Turkey * Belen, Çanakkale * Belen, Ezine * Belen, Hani * Belen, Hatay, a town and district of Hatay Province * Belen, Kumluca, Antalya Province * Belen, Kıbrıscık, Bolu Province * Belen, Tarsus, Mersin Province * Belen Pass United States * Belen, Mississippi * Belen, New Mexico ** Belen (Rail Runner station) Elsewhere * Belén, Chile * Belén (canton), Heredia, Costa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albania, Caquetá
Albania is a town and municipality in Caquetá Department, Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel .... External links Government of Caqueta: Albania Municipalities of Caquetá Department {{Caquetá-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Putumayo Department
Putumayo () is a departments of Colombia, department of Southern Colombia. It is in the south-west of the country, bordering Ecuador and Peru. Its capital is Mocoa. The word ''putumayo'' comes from the Quechua languages. The verb ''p'utuy'' means "to spring forth" or "to burst out", and ''mayu'' means river. Thus it means "gushing river". History Originally, the southwestern area of the department belonged to the Cofán Indians, the northwestern to the Kamëntsá, Kamentxá Indians, the central and southern areas to tribes that spoke Tukano languages (such as the Siona people, Siona), and the eastern to tribes that spoke Witoto languages. Part of the Kamentxá territory was conquered by the Inca Huayna Cápac in 1492, who, after crossing the Cofán territory, established a Quechua people, Quechua population on the valley of Sibundoy, known today as Ingas. After the Inca defeat in 1533, the region was invaded by the Spanish in 1542, and from 1547 was administered by Catholi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazonas (Colombian Department)
Amazonas () is a department of Southern Colombia. It is the largest department in area while having the third smallest population among the departments. Its capital is Leticia and its name comes from the Amazon River, which drains the department. It is made up entirely of Amazon Rainforest territory. The southern portion of the department, south of the Putumayo River, is called the "Amazonian Trapeze", which includes the triple border of Colombia, Peru and Brazil, and its southern limit is the Amazon River. Toponymy The department name comes from the name of the Amazon River. The river was named by the Spanish explorer Francisco de Orellana (1511–1546), who, on his voyage of exploration, said he was attacked by "fierce females" who looked like Amazons of the Greek mythology; however, the existence of a female warrior tribe in that time hasn't been demonstrated and it is possible that they were long-haired Native American warriors who impressed the conqueror, who called t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
