Meta Department

Meta (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmeta]) is a department of Colombia. It is close to the geographic center of the country, to the east of the Andean mountains. A large portion of the department, which is also crossed by the Meta River, is covered by a grassland plain known as the Llanos. Its capital is Villavicencio. The department has a monument placed in the very geographic centre of Colombia, at a place known as Alto de Menegua, a few kilometers from Puerto López.

Department of Meta Departamento del Meta
Department
Flag Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Llano Grande de Colombia y Meta
Anthem: Himno de Meta (Colombia)
Meta shown in red
Topography of the department
Coordinates: 4°9′N 73°38′W
Country	Colombia
Region	Orinoquía Region
Established	July 1, 1960
Capital	Villavicencio
Government
• Governor	Marcela Amaya (2016-2019)
Area
• Total	85,635 km2 (33,064 sq mi)
Area rank	4th
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	1,039,722
• Rank	19th
• Density	12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-05
ISO 3166 code	CO-MET
Provinces	4
Municipalities	29
HDI (2017)	0.761[2] high · 6th
Website	www.meta.gov.co

Achagua, which is similar to Piapoco, is an Indigenous language spoken by a minority in the department.