Department of Nariño

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Department of Nariño
Departamento del Nariño

Department of Colombia
Flag of the Department of Nariño Coat of arms of the Department of Nariño
Motto: La Fuerza del Cambio Continúa (Spanish: The Force of Change Continues)
Anthem: Himno del Departamento de Nariño
Nariño shown in red
Established	August 6, 1904
Region	Pacific Region/Andes Region
Capital	Pasto
Number of Provinces	3
Number of Municipalities	62
Governor - Governor's Political Party	Antonio Navarro Wolff Alternative Democratic Pole
Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total)	Ranked 11 33,268 km² km² km² (%)
Population  - Total (2005)  - Density	Ranked 8 1,531,777[1] 46.04/km²
ISO_Code	CO-NAR
Government's Website: www.gobernar.gov.co

Nariño is a department of Colombia named after Antonio Nariño. It is in the west of the country, bordering Ecuador and the Pacific Ocean. Its capital is Pasto.

[edit] Municipalities

1. Albán
2. Aldana
3. Ancuya
4. Arboleda
5. Barbacoas
6. Belén
7. Buesaco
8. Chachagüí
9. Colón (Génova)
10. Consaca
11. Contadero
12. Córdoba
13. Cuaspud
14. Cumbal
15. Cumbitara
16. El Charco
17. El Peñol
18. El Rosario
19. El Tablón
20. El Tambo
21. Francisco Pizarro
22. Funes
23. Guachucal
24. Guaitarilla
25. Gualmatán
26. Iles
27. Imues
28. Ipiales
29. La Cruz
30. La Florida
31. La Llanada
32. La Tola
33. La Unión
34. Leiva
35. Linares
36. Los Andes
37. Magui
38. Mallama
39. Mosquera
40. Nariño
41. Olaya Herrera
42. Ospina
43. Pasto
44. Policarpa
45. Potosí
46. Providencia
47. Puerres
48. Pupiales
49. Ricaurte
50. Roberto Payán
51. Samaniego
52. San Bernardo
53. Sandona
54. San Lorenzo
55. San Pablo
56. San Pedro de Cartago
57. Santa Barbara
58. Santacruz
59. Sapuyes
60. Taminango
61. Tangua
62. Tumaco
63. Tuquerres
64. Yacuanquer

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• (Spanish) Government of Narino official website

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