Vaupés
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vaupés is a department o Colombie in the jungle covered Amazonas Region. It is locatit in the sootheast pairt o the kintra, borderin Brazil tae the east, the depairtment o Amazonas tae the sooth, Caquetá an Guaviare, an Guainía tae the north coverin a total aurie o 54,135 km². Its caipital is the toun o Mitú.
Quick Facts Depairtment o Vaupés Departamento del Vaupés, Kintra ...
Depairtment o Vaupés Departamento del Vaupés | |
---|---|
Vaupés shown in red | |
Coordinates: 1°12′N 70°10′W | |
Kintra | Colombie |
Region | Amazonía Region |
Established | 4 Julie 1991 |
Caipital | Mitú |
Govrenment | |
• Govrenor | José Leónidas Soto (2008-) |
Area | |
• Total | 54135 km2 (20,902 sq mi) |
Area rank | 7 |
Population (2005)[1] | |
• Total | 27,124 |
• Rank | 33 |
• Density | 0.50/km2 (1.3/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-05 |
ISO 3166 code | CO-VAU |
Municipalities | 6 |
Website | www.vaupes.gov.co |
Close