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Nariño Department
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Nariño is a department, or administrative region, located in southern Colombia near the border with Ecuador. It matters as an important part of Colombia's geography and governance, and as a region with significant cultural and economic connections to neighboring areas.
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- Instance of
- department of Colombia
- Official name
- Departamento del Nariño
- Country
- Colombia
- Located in
- Colombia
- Capital
- Pasto
- Population
- 1627589
- Area
- 33268
- Elevation
- 496
- Shares border with
- Esmeraldas Province
- Official website
- www.gobernar.gov.co
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- Nariño Department
- topic's main category
- Category:Nariño Department
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in the department of Nariño
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Nariño Department
- inception
- 1904-01-01
- native label
- Departamento del Nariño
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Encyclopedic overview
Nariño ( Spanish pronunciation: [naˈɾiɲo]) is a department of Colombia named after independence leader Antonio Nariño. Its capital is Pasto. It is in the west of the country, bordering Ecuador and the Pacific Ocean.
Nariño has a diverse geography and varied climate according to altitude: hot in the plains of the Pacific and cold in the mountains, where most of the population resides, a situation that is repeated in a north-south direction. Other important cities include Tumaco and Ipiales.
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