Guaviare Department

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.

Department of Guaviare

Departamento del Guaviare
Department
Flag
Coat of arms
Guaviare shown in red
Topography of the department
Coordinates: 2°34′N 72°38′W
Country Colombia
RegionAmazon Region
EstablishedJuly 4, 1991
CapitalSan José del Guaviare
Government
 • GovernorNebio De Jesus Echeverry Cadavid (2016-2019)
Area
 • Total53,460 km2 (20,640 sq mi)
Area rank8th
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total82,767
 • Rank28th
 • Density1.5/km2 (4.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-05
ISO 3166 codeCO-GUV
HDI (2017)0.737[4]
high · 13th

Municipalities
  1. Calamar
  2. El Retorno
  3. Miraflores
  4. San José del Guaviare

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1985 47,073—    
1993 97,602+107.3%
2005 95,551−2.1%
2018 82,767−13.4%
Source:[5]

Ethnic makeup

The Nukak, a nomadic tribe that was uncontacted until 1988, live in Guaviare.

Notes
  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. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  5. "Reloj de Población". DANE. Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadísitica. Retrieved 6 July 2017.

References
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