Inírida
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Capital of the Colombian department of Guainía
Key facts
- Country
- Colombia
- Region
- Amazon Region
- Department
- Guainía Department
- Municipality and city
- 15,970 km (6,170 sq mi)
- Urban
- 8.56 km (3.31 sq mi)
- Density
- 1.973/km (5.111/sq mi)
- Urban density
- 2,370/km (6,140/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC-05 (Colombia Standard Time)
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Inírida ( Spanish pronunciation: [iˈniɾiða]), formerly Puerto Inírida, is the capital city, and a municipality, of the department of Guainía in Colombia. It was established in 1963 on the site of the small village of Obando, at the time in the municipality of San Felipe. The municipality was renamed in 1974. The municipal population of 31,514 (2018 census) is mostly indigenous and accounts for about a third of the department's population.
History
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