Meta Department
Encyclopedia
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.
Achagua
, which is similar to Piapoco, is an Indigenous language
spoken by a minority in the department.
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...
. 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
Meta River
The Meta River is formed in the Meta Department, Colombia by the confluence of the Humea, Guatiquía and Guayuriba rivers. It flows east-northeastward across the Llanos Orientales plains of Colombia through an ancient fault...
, is covered by a grassland plain known as the Llanos
Llanos
The Llanos is a vast tropical grassland plain situated to the east of the Andes in Colombia and Venezuela, in northwestern South America. It is an ecoregion of the Flooded grasslands and savannas Biome....
. Its capital is Villavicencio
Villavicencio
Villavicencio is a city and municipality in Colombia, capital of the Department of Meta, with 361,058 inhabitants. The city is located at 4°08S, 73°40W, 75 km southeast of the Colombian capital city of Bogotá by the Guatiquía river...
. The department has a monument placed in the very geographic centre of Colombia.
Achagua
Achagua language
Achagua is a language spoken in the Meta Department of Colombia, similar to Piapoco. It is estimated that 400 individuals speak the language, most or all of whom are trilingual in Piapoco and Spanish.There is 1 to 5% literacy in Achagua....
, which is similar to Piapoco, is an Indigenous language
Indigenous languages of the Americas
Indigenous languages of the Americas are spoken by indigenous peoples from Alaska and Greenland to the southern tip of South America, encompassing the land masses which constitute the Americas. These indigenous languages consist of dozens of distinct language families as well as many language...
spoken by a minority in the department.
Municipalities
| Ariari | Villavicencio Villavicencio Villavicencio is a city and municipality in Colombia, capital of the Department of Meta, with 361,058 inhabitants. The city is located at 4°08S, 73°40W, 75 km southeast of the Colombian capital city of Bogotá by the Guatiquía river... |
Piedemonte | Meta River Meta River The Meta River is formed in the Meta Department, Colombia by the confluence of the Humea, Guatiquía and Guayuriba rivers. It flows east-northeastward across the Llanos Orientales plains of Colombia through an ancient fault... |
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El Castillo, Meta El Castillo is a town and municipality in the Meta Department, Colombia.... El Dorado El Dorado, Meta El Dorado is a town and municipality in the Meta Department, Colombia.... Fuente de Oro Fuente de Oro Fuente de Oro is a town and municipality in the Meta Department, Colombia.... Granada Granada, Meta Granada is a town and municipality in the Meta Department, Colombia.The municipality area is 350 km² and number of inhabitants 50 837. The municipality is located between 3° 26" latitude north and 73° 43" longitude west and between 372 og 410 above sea level. The daily mean air temperature... La Uribe La Uribe La Uribe is a town and municipality in the Meta Department, Colombia.... Lejanías Lejanías Lejanías is a town and municipality in the Meta Department, Colombia.... Mapiripán Mapiripán Mapiripán is a town and municipality in the Meta Department, Colombia. It was the site of the 1997 Mapiripán Massacre.-See also:*Mapiripán Massacre... Mesetas Mesetas Mesetas is a town and municipality in the Meta Department, Colombia.... Puerto Concordia Puerto Concordia Puerto Concordia is a town and municipality in the Meta Department, Colombia.... Puerto Lleras Puerto Lleras Puerto Lleras is a town and municipality in the Meta Department, Colombia.... Puerto Rico Puerto Rico, Meta Puerto Rico is a town and municipality in the Meta Department, Colombia.... San Juan de Arama San Juan de Arama San Juan de Arama is a town and municipality in the Meta Department, Colombia.... Vista Hermosa Vista Hermosa, Meta Vista Hermosa is a town and municipality in the Meta Department, Colombia.... |
Villavicencio Villavicencio is a city and municipality in Colombia, capital of the Department of Meta, with 361,058 inhabitants. The city is located at 4°08S, 73°40W, 75 km southeast of the Colombian capital city of Bogotá by the Guatiquía river... |
Barranca de Upía Barranca de Upía is a town and municipality in the Meta Department, Colombia.... Castilla la NuevaCubarral Cubarral Cubarral is a town and municipality in the Meta Department, Colombia.... CumaralEl Calvario El Calvario El Calvario is a town and municipality in the Meta Department, Colombia. It was the epicenter of the 2008 Colombia earthquake.... GuamalRestrepo Restrepo, Meta Restrepo is a town and municipality in the Meta Department, Colombia.... San Carlos de GuaroaSan Juanito San Juanito San Juanito is a town and municipality in the Meta Department, Colombia.... San Martín San Martín, Meta San Martín is a town and municipality in the Meta Department, Colombia.... |
Cabuyaro Cabuyaro is a town and municipality in the Meta Department, Colombia.... La Macarena La Macarena, Meta La Macarena is a town and municipality in the Meta Department, located about 280 km south of Bogotá, Colombia.The town was included in the former El Caguan DMZ... Puerto Gaitán Puerto Gaitán Puerto Gaitán is a town and municipality in the Meta Department, Colombia.... Puerto López |