Casanare Department
Casanare Department (Spanish pronunciation: [kasaˈnaɾe], Spanish: Departamento de Casanare) is a department in the central eastern region of Colombia.
Department of Casanare
Departamento de Casanare | |
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Coat of arms | |
Motto(s): Trabajo y Libertad (Spanish: Work and Freedom) | |
Anthem: Himno de Casanare | |
Casanare shown in red | |
Topography of the department | |
Coordinates: 5°21′0″N 72°24′36″W | |
Country | Colombia |
Region | Orinoquía Region |
Established | July 4, 1991 |
Capital | Yopal |
Government | |
• Governor | Salomon Andres Sanabria (2020-2023) |
Area | |
• Total | 44,640 km2 (17,240 sq mi) |
Area rank | 10th |
Elevation | 350 m (1,150 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 420,504 |
• Rank | 25th |
• Density | 9.4/km2 (24/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-05 |
ISO 3166 code | CO-CAS |
Municipalities | 19 |
HDI (2017) | 0.731[2] high · 16th |
Website | www.casanare.gov.co |
Its capital is Yopal, which is also the episcopal seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yopal.
It contains oil fields and an 800 km pipeline leading to the coastal port of Coveñas owned by BP.
Rivers and Dams
The Upia River (Río Upía) is in Casanare.[3]
History
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1973 | - | — |
1985 | 147,472 | — |
1993 | 211,329 | +43.3% |
2005 | 295,353 | +39.8% |
2018 | 420,504 | +42.4% |
Source:[4] |
A former subregion of Boyacá, Casanare became separate department in 1973.
Municipalities
See also
References
- "DANE". Archived from the original on November 13, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-27. Retrieved 2008-09-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Reloj de Población". DANE. Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadísitica. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
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