Amazonas Department

department of Colombia

Department of Amazonas (Spanish: Departamento del Amazonas, amaˈsonas) is a department in the southern Colombia. The capital is Leticia. The name comes from the Amazon River that drains much in the department and the rainforest that covers a large part of the department.

Amazonas
Flag of Amazonas
Coat of arms of Amazonas
Motto(s): 
Entre todos podemos
(Spanish: All of us, can)
Anthem: Himno de Amazonas
Amazonas shown in red
Amazonas shown in red
Coordinates: 1°30′S 71°30′W / 1.500°S 71.500°W / -1.500; -71.500
Country Colombia
RegionAmazonía Region
EstablishedOctober 5, 1991
CapitalLeticia
Government
 • GovernorCarlos Rodríguez Celis (Colombian Green Party)
Area
 • Total109,665 km2 (42,342 sq mi)
 • Rank1st
Population
 (2013)[2]
 • Total74,541
 • Rank30th
 • Density0.68/km2 (1.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-05
ISO 3166 codeCO-AMA
Websitewww.amazonas.gov.co

References change

  1. "Nuestro Departamento: Información general: Geografía". Gobernación del Amazonas. Archived from the original on 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  2. "DANE". Archived from the original on November 13, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2013.