Caquetá Department
Department of Caquetá
Departamento del Caquetá | |
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Foothills of Caquetá | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: The Golden Gate to the Amazon | |
| Motto: All, For a Better Caquetá (Spanish: Todos por un Caquetá mejor) | |
Caquetá shown in red | |
Topography of the department | |
| Coordinates: 1°36′55″N 75°36′52″W / 1.61528°N 75.61444°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Region | Amazon natural region |
| Department | 1981 |
| Intendancy | 1905 |
| Capital | Florencia |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Luis Francisco Ruiz Aguilar (since 2024) |
| Area | |
• Total | 88,965 km2 (34,350 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 401,849 |
| • Rank | 24th |
| • Density | 4.5169/km2 (11.699/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Caqueteño Caqueteñan |
| GDP | |
| • Total | COP 5,461 billion (US$ 1.3 billion) |
| Time zone | UTC-05 |
| ISO 3166 code | CO-CAQ |
| Municipalities | 15 |
| HDI | 0.737 high · 28th of 33 |
| Website | caqueta |
Caquetá Department (Spanish pronunciation: [kakeˈta]) is one of the 32 departments of Colombia. It is located within the country's Amazon natural region and the Amazon rainforest. Its capital is the city of Florencia.