| Department of Casanare Departamento de Casanare |
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| Motto: Trabajo y Libertad (Spanish: Work and Liberty) |
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| Anthem: Himno de Casanare | |||
| Casanare shown in red | |||
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| 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 | ||
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| 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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The Upia River (Río Upía) is in Casanere.[2]
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