Department of Meta
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| Department of Colombia | |||||
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| Anthem: Ay Mi Llanura | |||||
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| Established | July 1, 1960 |
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| Region | Orinoquía Region | ||||
| Capital | Villavicencio | ||||
| Number of Provinces | 4 | ||||
| Number of Municipalities | 29 | ||||
| Governor - Governor's Political Party |
Dario Vásquez Sánchez (2008-) ? |
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| Area Total - Land - Water (% of total) |
Ranked 4 85,635 km² km² km² (%) |
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| Population - Total (2005) - Density |
Ranked 19 789,276[1] 9.21/km² |
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| ISO_Code | CO-MET | ||||
| Government's Website: www.gobernaciondelmeta.gov.co |
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Meta is a department of Colombia. It is close to the geographic center of the country, at the East of the Andes mountains, in the plain called the Llanos. Its capital is Villavicencio.
The name belongs also to a river that crosses this department.
The department has a monument placed in the very geographic centre.
[edit] Municipalities
- Acacias
- Barranca de Upía
- Cabuyaro
- Castilla la Nueva
- Cubarral
- Cumaral
- El Calvario
- El Castillo
- El Dorado
- Fuente de Oro
- Granada
- Guamaral
- La Macarena
- La Uribe
- Lejanías
- Mapiripán
- Mesetas
- Puerto Concordia
- Puerto Gaitán
- Puerto Lleras
- Puerto López
- Puerto Rico
- Restrepo
- San Carlos Guaroa
- San Juan de Arama
- San Juanito
- San Martín
- Villavicencio
- Vista Hermosa
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Government Meta
- (Spanish) Territorial-Environmental Information System of Colombian Amazon SIAT-AC website
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