Department of Cauca
Departamento de Cauca
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| Flag of the Department of Cauca |
Coat of arms of the Department of Cauca |
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Motto: Por el Derecho a la Diferencia
(Spanish: : For the Right to a Difference)
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Cauca shown in red. Colombia is a unitary republic conformed by thirty-two departments ( Spanish: departamentos, sing A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group Castilian is a noun and adjective that refers to the region and former kingdom of Castile in Spain; in particular it may refer to a native person |
| Established |
June 15, 1857
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| Region |
Andean Region |
| Capital |
Popayán |
| Number of Municipalities |
41 |
Governor
- Governor's Political Party
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Juan José Chaux Mosquera
Colombian Liberal Party
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Area
Total
- Land
- Water (% of total) |
Ranked 13
29,308 km²
km²
km² (%) |
Population
- Total (2005)
- Density |
Ranked 11
1,244,886[1]
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| ISO_Code |
CO-CAU |
Government's Website:
www.gobcauca.gov.co |
Cauca is a Department of Colombia. ISO 3166-2CO is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Colombia. Colombia is a unitary republic conformed by thirty-two departments ( Spanish: departamentos, sing Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. Located in the south-western of the country, facing the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Valle del Cauca Department to the north, Tolima Department to the northeast, Huila Department to the east and the Nariño Department to the south, covering a total area of 29,308 Km², the 13th largest in Colombia. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions Tolima is one of the 32 Departments of Colombia, located in the Andean region in the center-west of the country Its capital is the city of Popayán. Popayán is a municipality and def is a capital city of the Colombian department of Cauca, with a population of about 215000 people The offshore island of Malpelo belongs to the department. Malpelo can refer to Malpelo Island off Colombia's Pacific coast Punta Malpelo, a point near Guayaquil Ecuador Malpelo
Municipalities
See also
References
External links
- Cauca travel guide from Wikitravel
- Democracy Now!. Almaguer CaucaPNG|thumb|right|Flag of the Municipality of Almaguer]] Almaguer is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. Argelia is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. Balboa is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. Bolívar is a town and Municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. Buenos Aires is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. Cajibio is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. Caldono is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. Caloto is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. Corinto is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. El Tambo is a municipality of Cauca Department, Colombia, located about 33 kilometres west of the departmental capital Popayán in the Andes Florencia is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. Guapi is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. Inza is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. Jambalo is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. La Sierra is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. La Vega is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. Lopez is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. Mercaderes is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. Miranda is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. Morales is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. Padilla is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. Paez is a municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. The town of Belalcazar is the main urban center of the Municipality Patia is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. Piamonte is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. Piendamó is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. Popayán is a municipality and def is a capital city of the Colombian department of Cauca, with a population of about 215000 people Puerto Tejada is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. Purace is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. Rosas is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. San Sebastian is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. Santander de Quilichao is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. Santa Rosa is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. Silvia is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. Sotara is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. Suarez is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. Sucre is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. Timbio is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. Timbiqui is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. Toribío is a town and municipality in Cauca Department, Colombia. Totoro is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. Villa Rica is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. The Colombian Civil War of May 8 1860 to November 1862 was an internal conflict between the newly formed conservative Grenadine Confederation Wikitravel is a Web -based project "to create a free, complete up-to-date and reliable worldwide travel guide. Democracy Now! is a syndicated program of news analysis and opinion aired by more than 700 Radio and Television, satellite Indigenous Community in Colombia Fears Start of "Dirty War". Guests: Ezequiel Vitonas, former mayor of Toribio, and Manuel Rozental, human rights activist. Interviewer: Juan Gonzalez and Amy Goodman. Juan González (b 1947 is an American investigative journalist. Amy Goodman (born April 13 1957 in Bay Shore / New York) is an American broadcast journalist, Syndicated columnist and Author Segment available in transcript and via streaming real audio, 128k streaming Real Video or MP3 download. 12:29 minutes. Friday, May 20th, 2005. Retrieved May 20, 2005.
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