Department of Caquetá
Encyclopedia
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
.
Departments of Colombia
Colombia is an unitary republic formed by thirty-two departments and a Capital District . Each department has a Governor and a Department Assembly , elected by popular vote for a four-year period. The governor cannot be re-elected in consecutive periods...
of Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
. Located in the Amazonas region, Caquetá borders with the departments of Cauca
Cauca Department
Cauca is a Department of Colombia. Located in the south-western part of the country, facing the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Valle del Cauca Department to the north, Tolima Department to the northeast, Huila Department to the east and the Nariño Department to the south, covering a total area of...
and Huila
Huila Department
Huila is one of the departments of Colombia. It is located in the southwest of the country, and its capital is Neiva.-Geography:The south of the department is located in the Colombian Massif...
to the west, the department of Meta
Meta Department
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...
to the north, the department of Guaviare
Guaviare Department
Guaviare 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...
to the northeast, the department of Vaupés
Vaupés Department
Vaupés is a department of Colombia in the jungle covered Amazonas Region. It is located in the southeast part of the country, bordering Brazil to the east, the department of Amazonas to the south, Caquetá and Guaviare, and Guainía to the north covering a total area of 54,135 km²...
to the east, the departments of Amazonas
Amazonas Department
Amazonas is a department of Colombia in the south of the country. Its capital is Leticia. Its name comes from the Amazon River that drains much in the department and the rainforest that covers a large part of the department....
and Putumayo
Putumayo Department
Putumayo is a department of 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 language. The verb putuy means "to spring forth" or "to burst out", and mayo is a variant of mayu, meaning river...
to the south covering a total area of 88,965 km², the third largest in the country. Its capital is the city of Florencia
Florencia, Caquetá
Florencia is a municipality and capital city of the Department of Caquetá, Colombia. It is the most important city in southeast Colombia because of its population as well as its more than a hundred years of history....
.
Municipalities
- AlbaniaAlbania, CaquetáAlbania is a town and municipality in Caquetá Department, Colombia.-External links:...
- Belén de AndaquiesBelén de AndaquiesBelén Andaquies is a town and municipality in Caquetá Department, Colombia....
- Cartagena del ChairáCartagena del ChairáCartagena del Chairá is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Caquetá. The town gained notoriety during the failed FARC-Government peace process between the Government of Colombia and the guerrilla group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia which still maintains operations and...
- CurilloCurilloCurillo is a town and municipality in Caquetá Department, Colombia....
- El DoncelloEl DoncelloEl Doncello is a town and municipality in Caquetá Department, Colombia with a population, according to a 2005 census, of 18,732. There is evidence that it was first settled in the 1930s, but most large-scale official building occurred from the 1950s onwards...
- El PaujilEl PaujilEl Paujil is a town and municipality in Caquetá Department, Colombia....
- FlorenciaFlorencia, CaquetáFlorencia is a municipality and capital city of the Department of Caquetá, Colombia. It is the most important city in southeast Colombia because of its population as well as its more than a hundred years of history....
- La MontañitaLa MontañitaLa Montañita is a town and municipality in Caquetá Department, Colombia....
- MilánMilán, CaquetáMilán is a small town and municipality in Caquetá Department, Colombia....
- MoreliaMorelia, CaquetáMorelia is a town and municipality in Caquetá Department, Colombia.-External links:*...
- Puerto RicoPuerto Rico, CaquetáPuerto Rico is a town and municipality in Caquetá Department, Colombia....
- San José de la FraguaSan José de la FraguaSan José de la Fragua is a town and municipality in Caquetá Department, Colombia....
- San Vicente del CaguánSan Vicente del CaguánSan Vicente del Caguán is a town and municipality in Caquetá Department, Colombia.Between 1998 and 2002, San Vicente del Caguán was the center of the demilitarized zone , which was created as a safe haven for the FARC. Two days after the peace talks were ended, Ingrid Betancourt was kidnapped while...
- SolanoSolano, CaquetáSolano is a town and municipality in Caquetá Department, Colombia.mayor:John Kreklow Teniente FAC was assigned mayor of puerto Solano - Caquetá...
- SolitaSolitaSolita is a town and municipality in Caquetá Department, Colombia....
- ValparaísoValparaíso, CaquetáValparaíso is a town and municipality in Caquetá Department, Colombia....
External links
Government of Caquetá official website Secretary of Health of Caquetá Portal de información recreativa y cultural de Florencia y el Departamento del Caquetá. Sistema de Información Ambiental Territorial de la Amazonia colombiana SIAT-ACSee also
- Caquetá TerritoryCaquetá TerritoryCaquetá Territory was a territory of the United States of Colombia.In the North it bordered San Martín Territory.In the 1863 constitution it was part of Cauca State....