| Department of Amazonas Departamento del Amazonas |
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| Motto: Entre todos podemos (Spanish: All of us, can) |
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| Anthem: Himno del Amazonas | |||
| Amazonas shown in red | |||
| Country | Colombia | ||
| Region | Amazonía Region | ||
| Established | October 5, 1991 | ||
| Capital | Leticia | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governor | Felix Francisco Acosta Soto (Partido Convergencia Ciudadana) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 109,665 km2 (42,341.9 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 1 | ||
| Population (2005)[1] | |||
| • Total | 56,036 | ||
| • Rank | 30 | ||
| • Density | 0.5/km2 (1.3/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC-05 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | CO-AMA | ||
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| Website | www.amazonas.gov.co | ||
Amazonas is a department of Colombia in the south of the country. Its capital is Leticia. Its name comes from the Amazon River that drains much in the department and the rainforest that covers a large part of the department.
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