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Name | Department of Vichada |
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Native name | Departamento del Vichada |
Native name lang | es |
Type | Department |
Motto | Tierra de hombres para hombres sin tierra Land of men for men without land |
Map caption | Vichada shown in red |
Coordinates type | region:CO_type:adm2nd |
Coordinates display | inline,title |
Subdivision type | Country |
Subdivision name | |
Subdivision type1 | Region |
Subdivision name1 | Orinoquía Region |
Parts type | Largest city |
Parts style | para |
Established title | Established |
Established date | July 5, 1991 |
Blank name sec1 | Provinces |
Blank1 name sec1 | Municipalities |
Blank1 info sec1 | 4 |
Seat type | Capital |
Seat | Puerto Carreño |
Unit pref | Metric |
Area total km2 | 100242 |
Area rank | 2 |
Population total | 97276 |
Population as of | 2005 |
Population rank | 31 |
Population density km2 | auto |
Timezone1 | UTC-05 |
Iso code | |
Website | www.gobvichada.gov.co |
Vichada () is a department of the Republic of Colombia in South America. Vichada is located in the eastern plains of Colombia, in the Orinoquia region within the Orinoco river basin bordering the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the north and east. To the north the department of Vichada also borders to the north with the department of Arauca, to the northwest with the department of Casanare, to the west with the department of Meta, to the southwest narrowly bordering with the department of Guaviare and to the south with the department of Guainía. The department is the second largest in Colombia and scarcely populated in comparison to other departments.
The department of Vichada was previously a commissary established in 1913.
The largest town and capital of the department is Puerto Carreño located in extreme northeastern part of the department and bordering Venezuela. the department is subdivided into four municipalities; Puerto Carreño, La Primavera, Santa Rosalía and Cumaribo. It also contains 46 indigenous reserves and 6 communities.
The department is located to the left margin of the Orinoco River and the right margin of the Meta River within the plains of los Llanos. Part of the department lies on the Guiana Shield. Soil lacks sediments due to the lack of alluvions from rivers coming from the Andes mountains.
Climate in the Department of Vichada is predominantly hot and humid with an average temperature of through out the year.
In August 1974, Puerto Carreño was elevated to the category of municipality by decree 1594 of that same year.
On July 5, 1991 Vichada was elevated to the category of department and Puerto Carreño as its capital.
# Cumaribo # La Primavera # Puerto Carreño # Santa Rosalia
Revista Semana; Será Vichada la tierra prometida?
Category:Departments of Colombia Category:States and territories established in 1991
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