Casanare Department

Casanare Department
Department of Casanare
Departamento de Casanare
—  Department  —

Flag
Coat of arms
Motto: Trabajo y Libertad
(Spanish: Work and Liberty)
Anthem: Himno de Casanare
Casanare shown in red
Coordinates: 5°21′0″N 72°24′36″W / 5.35°N 72.41°W / 5.35; -72.41Coordinates: 5°21′0″N 72°24′36″W / 5.35°N 72.41°W / 5.35; -72.41
Country  Colombia
Region Orinoquía Region
Established July 4, 1991
Capital Yopal
Government
 - Governor Raúl Flórez (2008-)
Area
 - Total 44,640 km2 (17,235.6 sq mi)
Area rank 10
Population (2005)[1]
 - Total 282,452
 - Rank 26
 - Density 6.3/km2 (16.4/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-05
ISO 3166 code CO-CAS
Provinces
Municipalities 19
Website www.casanare.gov.co

Casanare is a department of Colombia. It is in the central eastern region of the country. Its capital is Yopal. It contains oil fields and an 800 km pipeline leading to the coastal port of Coveñas owned by BP.

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Rivers and Dams

The Upia River (Río Upía) is in Casanere.[2]

Municipalities

  1. Aguazul
  2. Chameza
  3. Hato Corozal
  4. La Salina
  5. Maní
  6. Monterrey
  7. Nunchía
  8. Orocue
  9. Paz de Ariporo
  10. Pore
  11. Recetor
  12. Sabanalarga
  13. Sacama
  14. San Luis de Palenque
  15. Tamara
  16. Tauramena
  17. Trinidad
  18. Villanueva
  19. Yopal

Notes

  1. ^ http://www.dane.gov.co/files/censo2005/regiones/casanare/casanare.pdf
  2. ^ http://www.ingetec.com.co/brochures-ingles/BROCHURE-PRESAS-INGLES.pdf

References

External links

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