Meta Department




Department in Orinoquía Region, Colombia















































































Department of Meta


Departamento del Meta

Department

The Llanos in Colombia
The Llanos in Colombia





Flag of Department of Meta
Flag

Coat of arms of Department of Meta
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Llano Grande de Colombia y Meta

Anthem: Himno de Meta (Colombia)

Meta shown in red
Meta shown in red


Topography of the department
Topography of the department

Coordinates: 4°9′N 73°38′W / 4.150°N 73.633°W / 4.150; -73.633Coordinates: 4°9′N 73°38′W / 4.150°N 73.633°W / 4.150; -73.633
Country
 Colombia
Region Orinoquía Region
Established July 1, 1960
Capital Villavicencio
Government

 • Governor
Marcela Amaya (2016-2019)
Area

 • Total 85,635 km2 (33,064 sq mi)
Area rank 4th
Population
(2013)[1]

 • Total 924,843
 • Rank 19th
 • Density 11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-05
ISO 3166 code CO-MET
Provinces 4
Municipalities 29

HDI (2017)
0.761[2]
high · 6th
Website www.meta.gov.co

Meta (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmeta]) is a department of Colombia. It is close to the geographic center of the country, to the east of the Andean mountains. A large portion of the department, which is also crossed by the Meta River, is covered by a grassland plain known as the Llanos. Its capital is Villavicencio. The department has a monument placed in the very geographic centre of Colombia, at a place known as Alto de Menegua, a few kilometers from Puerto López.


Achagua, which is similar to Piapoco, is an Indigenous language spoken by a minority in the department.




Contents






  • 1 Municipalities


  • 2 References


  • 3 External links


  • 4 See also





Municipalities






















Ariari

Villavicencio

Piedemonte

Meta River

Colombia - Meta - Ariari.svg


Colombia - Meta - Villavicencio.svg


Colombia - Meta - Piedemonte.svg


Colombia - Meta - Río Meta.svg



El Castillo • El Dorado • Fuente de Oro • Granada • La Uribe • Lejanías • Mapiripán • Mesetas • Puerto Concordia • Puerto Lleras • Puerto Rico • San Juan de Arama • Vista Hermosa


Villavicencio


Acacías • Barranca de Upía • Castilla la Nueva • Cubarral • Cumaral • El Calvario • Guamal • Restrepo • San Carlos de Guaroa • San Juanito • San Martín


Cabuyaro • La Macarena • Puerto Gaitán • Puerto López


References





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  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.




External links



  • Folklore llanero

  • Government Meta

  • Territorial-Environmental Information System of Colombian Amazon SIAT-AC website



See also


  • San Martín Territory










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