Amazonas (Colombian department)
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This article is about the Colombian department. For other uses, see Amazonas Department (disambiguation).
Amazonas (Spanish pronunciation: [amaˈsonas]) is a department of Southern Colombia in the south of the country. It is the largest department in area while having the third smallest population among the departments. Its capital is Leticia and its name comes from the Amazon River, which drains the department.
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Department of Amazonas
Departamento del Amazonas | |
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Motto(s): Entre todos podemos (Spanish: All together we can) | |
Anthem: Himno de Amazonas | |
Country | Colombia |
Region | Amazonía Region |
Established | October 5, 1991 |
Capital | Leticia |
Government | |
• Governor | Óscar Sánchez Guerrero (2024-present)[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 109,665 km2 (42,342 sq mi) |
• Rank | 1st |
Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 76,589 |
• Rank | 30th |
• Density | 0.70/km2 (1.8/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Total | COP 1,068 billion (US$ 0.3 billion) |
Time zone | UTC-05 |
ISO 3166 code | CO-AMA |
HDI (2019) | 0.717[5] high · 26th of 33 |
Website | www.amazonas.gov.co |
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