Vaupés Department
department of Colombia
Vaupés is a department in Colombia. Its capital is Mitú. It borders Brazil on the east.
Department of Vaupés
Departamento del Vaupés | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Vaupés shown in red | |
 Topography of the department | |
| Coordinates: 1°12′N 70°10′W / 1.200°N 70.167°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Region | Amazonía Region |
| Established | July 4, 1991 |
| Capital | Mitú |
| Area | |
| • Total | 54,135 km2 (20,902 sq mi) |
| Population (2013)[3] | |
| • Total | 42,817 |
| • Density | 0.79/km2 (2.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-05 |
| ISO 3166 code | CO-VAU |
| Municipalities | 6 |
| Website | www.vaupes.gov.co |
Because of its location in the Amazon jungle, it has no roads connecting it with the rest of the country or internally from settlement to settlement. Commerce and contact with the outside world is done through travel along the main rivers and by means of air travel. Several of the small settlements have airstrips with service to the department's capital, Mitú.[4]
Administrative divisions change
Because of its small population and vast extension of land, Vaupés only has 3 municipalities. Other sections of the Department were classified as an especial type of Corregimiento, which has certain hybrid functions.
Municipalities change
Department Corregimientos change
Municipal Corregimientos change
References change
- ↑ "Nuestro Departamento: Información general". Gobernación del Vaupés. Archived from the original on 2013-02-16. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
- ↑ "Vaupés, Department of". Historical Dictionary of Colombia. Scarecrow Press. 2012. p. 291. ISBN 978-0-8108-7813-6.
- ↑ "DANE". Archived from the original on November 13, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ↑ ["Finagro; Vaupes Department" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2020-03-20. (in Spanish) Finagro; Vaupes Department]