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Putumayo Department
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Putumayo is a department, or administrative region, located in southern Colombia near the border with Ecuador and Peru. It matters because of its strategic location in the Amazon rainforest region and its historical significance in Colombia's geography and development.
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- Instance of
- department of Colombia
- Official name
- Departamento del Putumayo
- Country
- Colombia
- Located in
- Colombia
- Capital
- Mocoa
- Population
- 359127
- Area
- 24885.0
- Elevation
- 254
- Shares border with
- Loreto Department
- Official website
- www.putumayo.gov.co
- Image
- Fin del mundo mocoa putumayo.jpg
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- inception
- 1991-00-00
- Commons category
- Putumayo Department
- topic's main category
- Category:Putumayo Department
- native label
- Departamento del Putumayo
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Putumayo Department
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Encyclopedic overview
Putumayo ( Spanish pronunciation: [putuˈmaʝo]) is a department of Southern Colombia. It is in the south-west of the country, bordering Ecuador and Peru. Its capital is Mocoa.
The word putumayo comes from the Quechua languages. The verb p'utuy means "to spring forth" or "to burst out", and mayu means river. Thus it means "gushing river".
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