Arauca ( Spanish: Arauca ) - one of the departments of Colombia . Located in the north-east of the country, in the Orinoco river basin . In the north and east it borders with Venezuela . The administrative center is the city of Arauca .
| the department | |||||
| Arauca | |||||
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| Spanish Departamento de arauca | |||||
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| A country | Colombia | ||||
| Includes | 7 municipalities | ||||
| Adm. Centre | Arauca | ||||
| Governor | Luis Ataya Arias (since 2009) | ||||
| History and Geography | |||||
| Date of formation | June 4, 1991 | ||||
| Square | 23,818 kmΒ² (17th place ) | ||||
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| Timezone | UTC-5 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 208 605 [1] people ( 2005 ) ( 27th place ) | ||||
| Density | 8.76 people / kmΒ² (26th place) | ||||
| Official language | Spanish | ||||
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| ISO 3166-2 Code | CO-ARA | ||||
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Municipalities
Map of the municipalities of the department of Arauca.
| Card number | Flag | Municipality | Square, kmΒ² | Population, people (2010) |
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| one | Arauca | 5,841 | 90 548 | |
| 2 | Arauquita | 3,281 | 37,000 | |
| 3 | Cravo Norte | 5 301 | 6 094 | |
| four | Fortul | 1,125 | 15 500 | |
| five | Puerto RondΓ³n | 2 186 | 3,962 | |
| 6 | Saravena | 658 | 43,063 | |
| 7 | Tame | 6 457 | 47 694 |
Notes
- β Resultados censo general 2005 - Arauca (Spanish) . Archived March 2, 2012.