Meta Department
Department of Meta
Departamento del Meta | |
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View of the Caño Cristales | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Llano Grande de Colombia y Meta | |
| Anthem: "Ay Mi Llanura" | |
Meta shown in red | |
Topography of the department | |
| Coordinates: 4°9′N 73°38′W / 4.150°N 73.633°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) |
| • Rank | 4th |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 1,039,722 |
| • Rank | 19th |
| • Density | 12.141/km2 (31.446/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | COP 58,440 billion (US$ 13.7 billion) |
| Time zone | UTC-05 |
| ISO 3166 code | CO-MET |
| Provinces | 4 |
| Municipalities | 29 |
| HDI | 0.798 high · 7th of 33 |
| Website | www |
Meta Department (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmeta]) is one of the 32 departments that compose the Republic of Colombia. Largely located within the country's Orinoquía natural region and covered by the Llanos, it is close to the geographic center of the country, east of the Andes mountains. Its capital is the city of Villavicencio.