Vichada
Depairtment o Vichada Departamento del Vichada | |
|---|---|
 Banner  Coat airms | |
| Motto(s): Tierra de hombres para hombres sin tierra Land o men for men athoot land[1] | |
.svg) Vichada shown in red | |
| Coordinates: 6°11′N 67°28′W / 6.183°N 67.467°W | |
| Kintra |  Colombie |
| Region | Orinoquía Region |
| Established | 4 Julie 1991 |
| Caipital | Puerto Carreño |
| Area | |
| • Total | 100242 km2 (38,704 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 2 |
| Population (2005)[2] | |
| • Total | 97,276 |
| • Rank | 31 |
| • Density | 0.97/km2 (2.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-05 |
| ISO 3166 code | CO-VIC |
| Municipalities | 4 |
| Website | www.gobvichada.gov.co |
Vichada (Spaingie: Departamento del Vichada) is a depairtment o the Colombie in Sooth Americae. Vichada is locatit in the eastren plains o Colombie, in the Orinoquia Region athin the Orinoco river basin. The depairtment is the seicont lairgest in Colombie an scarcely populatit in comparison tae ither depairtments.
The depairtment o Vichada wis previously a commissary established in 1913.
The lairgest toun an caipital o the depairtment is Puerto Carreño locatit in extreme northeastren pairt o the depairtment an borderin Venezuela. the depairtment is subdividit intae fower municipalities; Puerto Carreño, La Primavera, Santa Rosalía an Cumaribo. It contains 46 indigenous reserves an 6 commonties an aw.
History
[eedit | eedit soorce]In 1913 the govrenment o Colombie creatit the commissar o Vichada an the caipital wis established in a locality kent as El Picacho atween the Meta an Orinoco rivers. The toun wis namit Puerto Carreño in honor o Pedro María Carreño, then actin Meenister o Govrenment.[3]
In August 1974, Puerto Carreño wis elevatit tae the category o municipality bi decree 1594 o that same year.[3]
On 5 Julie 1991 Vichada wis elevatit tae the category o depairtment an Puerto Carreño as its caipital.[3]
Municipalities
[eedit | eedit soorce].svg)
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ ["(in Spaingie)[[Category:Airticles wi Spaingie-leid freemit airtins]] condesan.org: Conservacion en Situ". Archived frae the original on 25 Apryle 2012. Retrieved 20 Julie 2012. URL–wikilink conflict (help) (in Spaingie) condesan.org: Conservacion en Situ]
- ↑ http://www.dane.gov.co/files/censo2005/regiones/vichada/vichada.pdf
- ↑ a b c ["(in Spaingie)[[Category:Airticles wi Spaingie-leid freemit airtins]] Alcaldia de Puerto Carreño: Historia". Archived frae the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 22 November 2013. URL–wikilink conflict (help) (in Spaingie) Alcaldia de Puerto Carreño: Historia]
Freemit airtins
[eedit | eedit soorce]- (in Spaingie) Govrenment o Vichada offeecial wabsteid Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
 | ||||||||
.svg){kind=small}
.svg){kind=small}
.svg){kind=small}
