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Encyclopedia > Cauca Department
Cauca
Department of Colombia
Escudo de Cauca
( Detail) ( Detail)
Motto:
Capital Popayán
Governor
Area 29,308 km²
Population
 - Total (2003)
 - Density
 
1,363,054
46.5 people/km²
Adjective

Cauca is a department of Colombia. It is in the south-west of the country, facing the Pacific Ocean. Its capital is Popayán. Colombia is a unitary republic conformed by 32 departments (Spanish: departamentos, sing. ... Image File history File links Cauca,_Colombia_(bandera). ... Image File history File links blank picture File links The following pages link to this file: Antioquia Boyacá Cundinamarca Bolívar Department Santander Department Atlántico Magdalena Department Amazonas Department, Colombia Arauca Caquetá Casanare Cauca Cesar Chocó Córdoba Department Guainía Guaviare Huila Department Guajira Department Meta Department Nari... Image File history File links Cauca,_Colombia_(bandera). ... Image File history File links blank picture File links The following pages link to this file: Antioquia Boyacá Cundinamarca Bolívar Department Santander Department Atlántico Magdalena Department Amazonas Department, Colombia Arauca Caquetá Casanare Cauca Cesar Chocó Córdoba Department Guainía Guaviare Huila Department Guajira Department Meta Department Nari... A motto is a phrase or a short list of words meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group or organization. ... Image File history File links Cauca,_Colombia_(localización). ... In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... Popayán is the capital of the Colombian Department of Cauca, with a population of about 215,000 people. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... An adjective is a part of speech which modifies a noun, usually making its meaning more specific. ... Colombia is a unitary republic conformed by 32 departments (Spanish: departamentos, sing. ... Popayán is the capital of the Colombian Department of Cauca, with a population of about 215,000 people. ...


Municipalities

  1. Almaguer
  2. Argelia
  3. Balboa
  4. Bolívar
  5. Buenos Aires
  6. Cajibio
  7. Caldono
  8. Caloto
  9. Corinto
  10. El Tambo
  11. Florencia
  12. Guapi
  13. Inza
  14. Jambalo
  15. La Sierra
  16. La Vega
  17. Lopez
  18. Mercaderes
  19. Miranda
  20. Morales
  21. Padilla
  22. Paez
  23. Patia
  24. Piendamó
  25. Popayán
  26. Puerto Tejada
  27. Purace
  28. Rosas
  29. San Sebastian
  30. Santander
  31. Santa Rosa
  32. Silvia
  33. Sotara
  34. Suarez
  35. Timbio
  36. Timbiqui
  37. Toribio
  38. Totoro

Argelia is a municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. ... El Tambo is a municipality located west of Popayan, capital city of the departement of Cauca. ... The Páez, also known as the Nasa, are a Native American people who live in the Andes Mountains of Colombia. ... Popayán is the capital of the Colombian Department of Cauca, with a population of about 215,000 people. ... Suarez is a municipality in the Tolima department of Colombia. ...

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