Casanare Department
Casanare (Spanish pronunciation: , Spanish: Departamento de Casanare) is a department located in the central eastern of Colombia.
It is famous for its oil and natural gas production as well as its livestock and extensive plains. It is also the tenth largest department with an area of 44,490 km2, similar to that of Denmark, but also the seventh least densely populated.
Department of Casanare Departamento de Casanare | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Trabajo y Libertad (Spanish: Work and Freedom) | |
| Anthem: Himno de Casanare | |
.svg) Casanare shown in red | |
 Topography of the department | |
| Coordinates: 5°21′0″N 72°24′36″W / 5.35000°N 72.41000°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Region | Orinoquía Region |
| Established | July 4, 1991 |
| Capital | Yopal |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Salomon Andres Sanabria (2020-2023) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44,640 km2 (17,240 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 10th |
| Elevation | 350 m (1,150 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 420,504 |
| • Rank | 25th |
| • Density | 9.4/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | COP 23,661 billion (US$ 5.6 billion) |
| Time zone | UTC-05 |
| ISO 3166 code | CO-CAS |
| Municipalities | 19 |
| HDI (2019) | 0.750 high · 16th of 33 |
| Website | www.casanare.gov.co |
Its capital is Yopal, which is also the episcopal seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yopal.
It contains oil fields and an 800 km pipeline leading to the coastal port of Coveñas owned by BP.
Rivers and dams
The Upía River (Río Upía) is in Casanare. Casanare, Ariporo, Guachiría, Guanapalo, Pauto, Tocaría, Cravo Sur, Cusiana, Túa y Upía.
History
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1973 | - | — |
| 1985 | 147,472 | — |
| 1993 | 211,329 | +43.3% |
| 2005 | 295,353 | +39.8% |
| 2018 | 420,504 | +42.4% |
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A former subregion of Boyacá, Casanare became separate department in 1973.
Municipalities
See also
References
Sources and external links
- (in Spanish) Government of Casanare official website
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