Amazonas Department

Also known as Amazonas

department of Colombia

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Amazonas Department is an administrative region located in Colombia, situated in the Amazon rainforest area of South America. It matters because it encompasses a significant portion of Colombia's Amazon territory, which is crucial for biodiversity, indigenous communities, and global environmental concerns.

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Demonym: Amazonense
Population: 79020
Area: 109665
Elevation: 97
Official website: www.amazonas.gov.co/index.shtml
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Motto: Hoy busco libertad para tí

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Commons category: Amazonas Department (Colombia)
inception: 1993-00-00
native label: Departamento de Amazonas

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Amazonas ( Spanish pronunciation: [amaˈsonas]) is a department of Southern Colombia. It is the largest department in area while having the third smallest population among the departments. Its capital is Leticia and its name comes from the Amazon River, which drains the department.

It is made up entirely of Amazon Rainforest territory. The southern portion of the department, south of the Putumayo River, is called the "Amazonian Trapeze", which includes the triple border of Colombia, Peru and Brazil, and its southern limit is the Amazon River.