Amazonas Department

Department of Amazonas (Spanish: Departamento del Amazonas, amaˈsonas) is a department in the southern Colombia. The capital is Leticia. The name comes from the Amazon River that drains much in the department and the rainforest that covers a large part of the department.

Amazonas
Department
Flag Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Entre todos podemos (Spanish: All of us, can)
Anthem: Himno de Amazonas
Amazonas shown in red
Coordinates: 1°30′S 71°30′W
Country	Colombia
Region	Amazonía Region
Established	October 5, 1991
Capital	Leticia
Government
• Governor	Carlos Rodríguez Celis (Colombian Green Party)
Area [1]
• Total	109,665 km2 (42,342 sq mi)
• Rank	1st
Population  (2013)[2]
• Total	74,541
• Rank	30th
• Density	0.68/km2 (1.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-05
ISO 3166 code	CO-AMA
Website	www.amazonas.gov.co