Guaviare Department
Department of Guaviare
Departamento del Guaviare | |
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Guaviare shown in red | |
Topography of the department | |
| Coordinates: 2°34′N 72°38′W / 2.567°N 72.633°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Region | Amazon Region |
| Established | July 4, 1991 |
| Capital | San José del Guaviare |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Nebio De Jesus Echeverry Cadavid (2016–2019) |
| Area | |
• Total | 53,460 km2 (20,640 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 8th |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 82,767 |
| • Rank | 28th |
| • Density | 1.5/km2 (4.0/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | COP 1,124 billion (US$ 0.3 billion) |
| Time zone | UTC-05 |
| ISO 3166 code | CO-GUV |
| HDI | 0.746 high · 14th of 33 |
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Guaviare (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡwaˈβjaɾe]) is a department of Colombia. It is in the southern central region of the country. Its capital is San José del Guaviare. Guaviare was created on July 4, 1991, by the new Political Constitution of Colombia. Up until that point, it was a national territory that operated as a commissariat, segregated from territory of the then Commissariat of Vaupés on December 23, 1977.