Caquetá Department

Caquetá Department (Spanish pronunciation: [kakeˈta]) is a department of Colombia. Located in the Amazonas region, Caquetá borders with the departments of Cauca and Huila to the west, the department of Meta to the north, the department of Guaviare to the northeast, the department of Vaupés to the east, the departments of Amazonas and Putumayo to the south covering a total area of 88,965 km², the third largest in the country. Its capital is the city of Florencia.

Department of Caquetá
Departamento del Caquetá
Motto(s): 
All, For a Better Caqueta
(Spanish: Todos por un Caquetá mejor)
Caquetá shown in red
Topography of the department
Coordinates: 1°37′N 75°36′W
Country Colombia
RegionAmazonas Region
Established1982
CapitalFlorencia
Government
  GovernorAlvaro Pacheco Alvarez (2016-2019)
Area
  Total88,965 km2 (34,350 sq mi)
  Rank3rd
Population
 (2018)
  Total401,849
  Rank24th
  Density4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)
GDP
  TotalCOP 5,461 billion
(US$ 1.3 billion)
Time zoneUTC-05
ISO 3166 codeCO-CAQ
Municipalities15
HDI (2019)0.717
high · 26th of 33
Website
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1973 180,297    
1985 264,507+46.7%
1993 367,898+39.1%
2005 420,337+14.3%
2018 401,849−4.4%
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