Meta Department
Department of Meta Departamento del Meta | |||
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Department | |||
The Llanos in Colombia | |||
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Motto(s): Llano Grande de Colombia y Meta | |||
Anthem: Himno de Meta (Colombia) | |||
Meta shown in red | |||
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 |
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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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^ "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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