Mocoa () (
Kamëntšá: Shatjok
) is a municipality and capital city of the
department of
Putumayo in
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 ...
.
The city is located in the northwest of the
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'' ...
. The municipality borders the departments of Nariño to the west and Cauca to the north.
On March 31, 2017,
mudslides in Mocoa left more than 254
people dead, and hundreds missing.
Climate
References
External links
*
Mocoa official website*
*
Territorial-Environmental Information System of Colombian Amazon SIAT-AC website
Municipalities of Putumayo Department
Capitals of Colombian departments
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