Nariño Department

Nariño (Spanish pronunciation: [naˈɾiɲo]) is a department of Colombia named after independence leader Antonio Nariño. Its capital is Pasto. It is in the west of the country, bordering Ecuador and the Pacific Ocean.

For other uses, see Nariño (disambiguation).

Department of Nariño Departamento de Nariño
Department
Flag Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Desde el mar hasta el Galeras (Spanish: From the sea to the Galeras)
Anthem: Himno del Departamento de Nariño
Nariño shown in red
Topography of the department
Coordinates: 01°10′N 77°16′W
Country	Colombia
Region	Pacific Region/Andes Region
Established	6 August 1904
Capital	Pasto
Government
• Governor	John Rojas (2020-2023)
Area
• Total	33,268 km2 (12,845 sq mi)
• Rank	11th
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	1,630,592
• Rank	8th
• Density	49/km2 (130/sq mi)
GDP [2]
• Total	COP 21,775 billion (US$ 5.1 billion)
Time zone	UTC-05
ISO 3166 code	CO-NAR
Provinces	3
Municipalities	64
HDI (2019)	0.724[3] high · 24th of 33
Website	[Gobernación http://xn--nario-rta.gov.co/inicio/]

Nariño has a diverse geography and varied climate according to altitude: hot in the plains of the Pacific and cold in the mountains, where most of the population resides, a situation that is repeated in a north-south direction. Other important cities include Tumaco and Ipiales.

History

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1973	809,178	—
1985	1,085,173	+34.1%
1993	1,443,671	+33.0%
2005	1,541,956	+6.8%
2018	1,630,592	+5.7%
Source:[4]

The territory was occupied during the Pre-Columbian era by numerous Indian tribes, including Quillacingas, Awá, Pasto, and Tumas. The first European conquistador who entered the territory was Andagoya Pascual in 1522, who traveled from the Colombian Pacific coast and then used information obtained by Francisco Pizarro to organize the expedition that culminated in the conquest of Peru.

Juan de Ampudia and Pedro de Añazco first explored the mountainous part of the department, commissioned by Sebastián de Belalcázar in 1535, who then toured the territory in 1536 and reached Popayán and remained for some time before leaving for Spain.

Municipalities

1. Albán
2. Aldana
3. Ancuya
4. Arboleda
5. Barbacoas
6. Belén
7. Buesaco
8. Chachagüí
9. Colón (Génova)
10. Consaca
11. Contadero
12. Córdoba
13. Cuaspud
14. Cumbal
15. Cumbitara
16. El Charco
17. El Peñol
18. El Rosario
19. El Tablón
20. El Tambo
21. Francisco Pizarro
22. Funes
23. Guachucal
24. Guaitarilla
25. Gualmatán
26. Iles
27. Imués
28. Ipiales
29. La Cruz
30. La Florida
31. La Llanada
32. La Tola
33. La Unión
34. Leiva
35. Linares
36. Los Andes
37. Magüí Payán
38. Mallama
39. Mosquera
40. Nariño
41. Olaya Herrera
42. Ospina
43. Pasto
44. Policarpa
45. Potosí
46. Providencia
47. Puerres
48. Pupiales
49. Ricaurte
50. Roberto Payán
51. Samaniego
52. San Bernardo
53. Sandona
54. San Lorenzo
55. San Pablo
56. San Pedro de Cartago
57. Santa Bárbara
58. Santacruz
59. Sapuyes
60. Taminango
61. Tangua
62. Tumaco
63. Túquerres
64. Yacuanquer

See also

• Las Lajas Sanctuary

References

1. "DANE". Archived from the original on 13 November 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
2. "Producto Interno Bruto por departamento", www.dane.gov.co
3. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
4. "Reloj de Población". DANE. Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadísitica. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2017.

External links

• (in Spanish) Government of Narino official website

• Territorial-Environmental Information System of Colombian Amazon SIAT-AC website