Guaviare Department

Department of Guaviare
Departamento del Guaviare
Flag of Department of Guaviare
Coat of arms of Department of Guaviare
Guaviare shown in red
Guaviare shown in red
Topography of the department
Topography of the department
Coordinates: 2°34′N 72°38′W / 2.567°N 72.633°W / 2.567; -72.633
Country Colombia
RegionAmazon Region
EstablishedJuly 4, 1991
CapitalSan José del Guaviare
Government
 • GovernorNebio De Jesus Echeverry Cadavid (2016–2019)
Area
 • Total
53,460 km2 (20,640 sq mi)
 • Rank8th
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total
82,767
 • Rank28th
 • Density1.5/km2 (4.0/sq mi)
GDP
 • TotalCOP 1,124 billion
(US$ 0.3 billion)
Time zoneUTC-05
ISO 3166 codeCO-GUV
HDI0.746[5]
high · 14th of 33

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.

  1. ^ "Datos y Cifras del Guaviare" (PDF). Gobernacion del Guaviare. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-16. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
  2. ^ Kline, Harvey F. (2012). "Guariare, Department of". Historical Dictionary of Colombia. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 248. ISBN 978-0-8108-7813-6.
  3. ^ "DANE". Archived from the original on November 13, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  4. ^ "Producto Interno Bruto por departamento", www.dane.gov.co
  5. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.