Department of Guaviare

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Guaviare
Department of Colombia
Bandera de Guaviare Escudo de Guaviare
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Motto:
Location of Guaviare
Capital San José del Guaviare
Governor Oscar de Jesús López Cadavid (2008-)
Area 53,460 km²
Population
 - Total (2003)
 - Density		  
133,236
2,5 people/km²
Adjective

Guaviare is a department of Colombia. It is in the southern central region of the country. Its capital is San José del Guaviare. Guaviare was created on July 4, 1991 by the new Political Constitution of Colombia. Up until that point, it was a national territory that operated as a Commissariat, segregated from territory of the then Commissariat of Vaupés on December 23, 1977.


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[edit] Municipalities

  1. Calamar
  2. El Retorno
  3. Miraflores
  4. San José del Guaviare

[edit] Demographics

The Nukak, a nomadic tribe that was uncontacted until 1988, live in Guaviare.

[edit] References

[edit] External Links


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