Putumayo Department
Department of Putumayo
Departamento del Putumayo | |
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Green Hills around Mocoa | |
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Coat of arms | |
Putumayo shown in red | |
Topography of the department | |
| Coordinates: 1°09′N 76°37′W / 1.150°N 76.617°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Region | Amazonía Region |
| Established | 1991 |
| Capital | Mocoa |
| Largest city | Puerto Asís |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Sorrel Parisa Aroca Rodriguez(2016-2019) |
| Area | |
• Total | 24,885 km2 (9,608 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 16th |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 348,182 |
| • Rank | 26th |
| • Density | 13.992/km2 (36.238/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | COP 5,617 billion (US$ 1.3 billion) |
| Time zone | UTC-05 |
| ISO 3166 code | CO-PUT |
| Municipalities | 13 |
| HDI | 0.739 high · 27th of 33 |
| Website | www.putumayo.gov.co |
Putumayo (Spanish pronunciation: [putuˈmaʝo]) is a department of Southern Colombia. It is in the south-west of the country, bordering Ecuador and Peru. Its capital is Mocoa.
The word putumayo comes from the Quechua languages. The verb p'utuy means "to spring forth" or "to burst out", and mayu means river. Thus it means "gushing river".