Amazonas Department

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"Amazonas Department" redirects here; see also the former Amazonas Department in Peru.

Department of Amazonas
Departamento del Amazonas

Deparment of Colombia
Flag of the Department of Amazonas Coat of arms of the Department of Amazonas
Motto: Entre todos podemos (Spanish: All of us, can)
Anthem: Himno del Amazonas
Amazonas shown in red
Established	October 5, 1991
Region	Amazonía Region
Capital	Leticia
Number of Municipalities	2
Governor - Governor's Political Party	Gloria Orobio Rodríguez Colombian Liberal Party
Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total)	Ranked 1 109,665 km² km² km² (%)
Population  - Total (2005)  - Density	Ranked 30 56,036[1] .51/km²
ISO_Code	CO-AMA
Goverment's Website: www.amazonas.gov.co

Amazonas is a department of Colombia in the south of the country. Its capital is Leticia. Its name comes from the Amazon River that drains much in the department and the rainforest that covers a large part of the department.

[edit] Municipalities and communities

1. El Encanto
2. La Chorrera
3. La Pedrera
4. La Victoria
5. Leticia
6. Mirití-Paraná
7. Puerto Alegría
8. Puerto Arica
9. Puerto Nariño
10. Puerto Santander
11. Tarapacá

[edit] External links

• Amazonas travel guide from Wikitravel