Arauca Department
Department of Arauca
Departamento de Arauca | |
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Sunset over the Arauca River | |
| Motto(s): Vamos Arauca (Spanish: Let's Go Arauca) | |
Arauca shown in red | |
Topography of the department | |
| Coordinates: 7°05′N 70°45′W / 7.083°N 70.750°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Region | Orinoquía Region |
| Department | 1991 |
| Commissary | 1911 |
| Capital | Arauca |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Renson Jesus Martinez Prada (2024–2027) |
| Area | |
• Total | 23,818 km2 (9,196 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 18th |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 262,174 |
| • Rank | 27th |
| • Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | COP 8,548 billion (US$ 2.0 billion) |
| Time zone | UTC-05 |
| ISO 3166 code | CO-ARA |
| Municipalities | 7 |
| HDI | 0.731 high · 20th of 33 |
| Website | www.arauca.gov.co |
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Arauca (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈɾawka]) is a department of Eastern Colombia located in the extreme north of the Orinoco Basin of Colombia (the Llanos Orientales), bordering Venezuela. The southern boundary of Arauca is formed by the Casanare and Meta Rivers, separating Arauca from the departments of Casanare and Vichada. To the west, Arauca borders the department of Boyacá. The Caño Limón oil fields located within Arauca account for almost a third of the Colombian oil output. Its capital is the town of Arauca.