Amazonas Department
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| Department of Colombia | |||||
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| Motto: Entre todos podemos (Spanish: All of us, can) |
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| Anthem: Himno del Amazonas | |||||
| Amazonas shown in red | |||||
| Established | October 5, 1991 |
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| Region | Amazonía Region | ||||
| Capital | Leticia | ||||
| Governor - Governor's Political Party |
Felix Francisco Acosta Soto Partido Convergencia Ciudadana |
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| Area Total - Land - Water (% of total) |
Ranked 1 109,665 km² km² km² (%) |
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| Population - Total (2005) - Density |
Ranked 30 56,036[1] .51/km² |
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| ISO_Code | CO-AMA | ||||
| Government's Website: www.amazonas.gov.co |
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For the former department of Peru, see Amazonas Region.
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.
[edit] Municipalities and communities
- El Encanto
- La Chorrera
- La Pedrera
- La Victoria
- Leticia
- Mirití-Paraná
- Puerto Alegría
- Puerto Arica
- Puerto Nariño
- Puerto Santander
- Tarapacá
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Amazonas travel guide from Wikitravel
- (Spanish) Territorial-Environmental Information System of Colombian Amazon SIAT-AC website
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[1]Essential Travel Information to Leticia and it's Surroundings
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