Department of Cauca

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For the other Department of Colombia named Cauca, see Valle del Cauca Department.
Department of Cauca
Departamento de Cauca
Department of Colombia
Flag of Department of Cauca Coat of arms of Department of Cauca
Flag of the Department of Cauca Coat of arms of the Department of Cauca
Motto: Por el Derecho a la Diferencia
(Spanish: : For the Right to a Difference)
Location of Department of Cauca
Cauca shown in red.
Established June 15, 1857
Region Andean Region
Capital Popayán
Number of Municipalities 41
Governor
- Governor's Political Party
 Juan José Chaux Mosquera
Colombian Liberal Party
Area
Total
 - Land
 - Water  (% of total) 		 Ranked 13
29,308 km²
km²
km² (%)
Population
 - Total (2005)
 - Density		 Ranked 11
1,244,886[1]
46.5/km²
ISO_Code CO-CAU
Government's Website:
www.gobcauca.gov.co

Cauca is a Department of Colombia. 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. Its capital is the city of Popayán. The offshore island of Malpelo belongs to the department.

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  1. ^ http://www.dane.gov.co/files/censo2005/regiones/cauca/cauca.pdf Population Statistics by DANE

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