Amazonas (Colombian department)
Department of Amazonas
Departamento del Amazonas | |
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| Motto(s): Entre todos podemos (Spanish: All together we can) | |
| Anthem: Himno de Amazonas | |
Amazonas shown in red | |
Topography of the department | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Region | Amazonía Region |
| Department | 1991 |
| Intendancy | 1931 |
| Capital | Leticia |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Óscar Sánchez Guerrero (2024-present) |
| Area | |
• Total | 109,665 km2 (42,342 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 1st |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 76,589 |
| • Rank | 30th |
| • Density | 0.70/km2 (1.8/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | COP 1,068 billion (US$ 0.3 billion) |
| Time zone | UTC-05 |
| ISO 3166 code | CO-AMA |
| HDI (2019) | 0.717 high · 26th of 33 |
| Website | www.amazonas.gov.co |
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Amazonas (Spanish pronunciation: [amaˈsonas]) is a department of Southern Colombia. It is the largest department in area while having the third smallest population among the departments. Its capital is Leticia and its name comes from the Amazon River, which drains the department.
It is made up entirely of Amazon Rainforest territory. The southern portion of the department, south of the Putumayo River, is called the "Amazonian Trapeze", which includes the triple border of Colombia, Peru and Brazil, and its southern limit is the Amazon River.