Department of Putumayo
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For other uses, see Putumayo (disambiguation).
| Department of Colombia | |||||
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| Established | 1991 |
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| Region | Amazonía Region | ||||
| Capital | Mocoa | ||||
| Number of Municipalities | 13 | ||||
| Governor - Governor's Political Party |
Felipe Alfonso Guzmán (2008-) ? |
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| Area Total - Land - Water (% of total) |
Ranked 16 24,885 km² km² km² (%) |
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| Population - Total (2005) - Density |
Ranked 25 299,286[1] 15/km² |
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| ISO_Code | CO-NAR | ||||
| Government's Website: www.putumayo.gov.co |
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Putumayo is a department of Colombia. It is in the south-west of the country, bordering Ecuador and Peru. Its capital is Mocoa.
The word putumayo comes from the Quechua language. The verb putuy means "to spring forth" or "to burst out", and mayo is a variant of mayu, meaning river. Thus it means "gushing river".
[edit] Municipalities
- Colón
- La Hormiga
- Mocoa
- Orito
- Puerto Asís
- Puerto Caicedo
- Puerto Guzmán
- Puerto Leguízamo
- San Francisco
- San Miguel
- Santiago
- Sibundoy
- Valle del Guamez
- Villa Garzón
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Government of Putumayo official website
- (Spanish) Territorial-Environmental Information System of Colombian Amazon SIAT-AC website
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