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Chocó
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Chocó is a depairtment o Colombie kent for its lairge Afro-Colombie population. It is in the wast o the kintra, an is the anerlie Colombie depairtment tae hae coastlines on baith the Paceefic Ocean an the Atlantic Ocean. It haes aw o Colombie's border wi Panama an aw. Its caipital is Quibdó.
Depairtment o Chocó Departamento de Chocó | |
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![]() Chocó shown in red | |
Coordinates: 5°42′N 76°40′W | |
Kintra | ![]() |
Region | Paceefic Region |
Established | 3 November 1947 |
Caipital | Quibdó |
Govrenment | |
• Govrenor | interim (Appointment) |
Area | |
• Total | 46530 km2 (17,970 sq mi) |
Area rank | 9 |
Population (2005)[1] | |
• Total | 441,395 |
• Rank | 23 |
• Density | 9.5/km2 (25/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-05 |
ISO 3166 code | CO-CHO |
Municipalities | 30 |
Chocó haes a diverse geografie, unique ecoseestems an unsploitit naitural resoorces. Housomeivver, its population haes ane o the lawest staundarts o livin o aw depairtments in Colombie. In Mairch 2007 Colombie media reportit that some 50 childer starvit in less nor three month, creatin awareness o the grave condeetion Chocó indwallers are facin. Infrastructur problems wur revealed an aw. For example, despite its status as the warld's rainiest lawland, wi close tae 400 inches o annual precipitation,[2] Chocó's caipital Quibdó wis left athoot watter.[3]