Nariño Department
Department of Nariño
Departamento de Nariño | |
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View of Las Lajas Sanctuary | |
| Motto(s): Desde el mar hasta el Galeras (Spanish: From the sea to the Galeras) | |
| Anthem: Himno del Departamento de Nariño | |
Nariño shown in red | |
Topography of the department | |
| Coordinates: 01°10′N 77°16′W / 1.167°N 77.267°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Region | Pacific Region/Andean Region |
| Established | 6 August 1904 |
| Capital | Pasto |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Luis Alfonso Escobar (2024-2027) (Historic Pact for Colombia) |
| Area | |
• Total | 33,268 km2 (12,845 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 11th |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 1,630,592 |
| • Rank | 8th |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | COP 21,775 billion (US$ 5.1 billion) |
| Time zone | UTC-05 |
| ISO 3166 code | CO-NAR |
| Subregions | 13 |
| Municipalities | 64 |
| HDI (2019) | 0.724 high · 24th of 33 |
| Website | [Gobernación http://xn--nario-rta.gov.co/inicio/] |
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Nariño (Spanish pronunciation: [naˈɾiɲo]) is a department of Colombia named after independence leader Antonio Nariño. Its capital is Pasto. It is in the west of the country, bordering Ecuador and the Pacific Ocean.
Nariño has a diverse geography and varied climate according to altitude: hot in the plains of the Pacific and cold in the mountains, where most of the population resides, a situation that is repeated in a north-south direction. Other important cities include Tumaco and Ipiales.