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Arauca Department
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Arauca is a department (administrative region) located in northeastern Colombia, bordering Venezuela. It matters as a strategically important border region with significant oil reserves and agricultural activity, though it has faced challenges related to security and regional development.
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- Instance of
- department of Colombia
- Country
- Colombia
- Located in
- Colombia
- Capital
- Arauca
- Official language
- Spanish
- Population
- 294206
- Area
- 23818.0
- Elevation
- 132
- Time zone
- UTC−05:00
- Shares border with
- Apure
- Official website
- www.arauca.gov.co
- Image
- Picos Puntiagudo y Picacho.JPG
- Motto
- Hoy busco libertad para tí
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- Commons category
- Arauca Department
- topic's main category
- Category:Arauca Department
- inception
- 1991-00-00
- native label
- Departamento de Arauca
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Arauca ( Spanish pronunciation: [aˈɾawka]) is a department of Eastern Colombia located in the extreme north of the Orinoco Basin of Colombia (the Llanos Orientales), bordering Venezuela. The southern boundary of Arauca is formed by the Casanare and Meta Rivers, separating Arauca from the departments of Casanare and Vichada. To the west, Arauca borders the department of Boyacá. The Caño Limón oilfield located within Arauca account for almost a third of the Colombian oil output. Its capital is the town of Arauca.
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