National Administrative Department of Statistics

National Administrative Department of Statistics
Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística
Logo of the DANE
Agency overview
Formed October 14, 1953 (1953-10-14)
Preceding agencies Oficina Nacional de Estadística (1951)
Dirección Nacional de Estadística (1951-1953)
Headquarters Carrera 59 № 26-70 Interior I-CAN
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Annual budget COP$83,072,035,102
(est. 2010)[1]
Agency executives Jorge Bustamante, Director
Carlos Eduardo Sepúlveda Rico, Deputy Director
Child agencies Fondo Rotatorio del Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (FONDANE)
Agustín Codazzi Institute of Geography (IGAC)
Key document Decreto 2666 de 1953
Website
www.dane.gov.co

The National Administrative Department of Statistics (Spanish: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística), commonly referred to as DANE, is the Colombian Administrative Department responsible for the planning, implementation, analysis and diffusion of the official statistics of Colombia. DANE is also in charge of carrying out the National census every five years.

References

  1. ^ Ley de Presupuesto General de la Nación 2010, Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, 2010, p. 18, http://www.minhacienda.gov.co/portal/page/portal/MinHacienda/haciendapublica/presupuesto/programacion/inicio/Ley2010/TOMO%200.pdf, retrieved 2010-08-18 

See also