Cesar Department

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Cesar Department is an administrative region in northern Colombia known for its capital Valledupar and its strong cultural association with vallenato music.

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Label Occurrences
Cesar Department canonical 10

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf department of Colombia
borders Bolívar Department
Bolívar State
surface form: Bolívar State, Venezuela

La Guajira Department
Magdalena Department
Norte de Santander Department
Santander Department
capital Valledupar
climate tropical
country Colombia
governmentType departmental government
hasCulturalEvent Vallenato Legend Festival
hasCulturalHeritage accordion music traditions
vallenato folklore
hasDemonym cesarense
hasEconomicActivity cotton cultivation
livestock production
rice cultivation
thermal coal export
hasGeographicFeature Sierra de Perijá
surface form: Serranía del Perijá mountain range

foothills of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
valleys of the Cesar River
hasMajorCity Aguachica
Bosconia
Chiriguaná
Curumaní
Valledupar
hasProtectedArea Sierra de Perijá
surface form: Serranía del Perijá (portion)

Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
surface form: Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (portion)
knownFor agriculture
cattle ranching
coal mining
vallenato music
language Spanish
locatedIn Colombian Caribbean region
surface form: Caribbean Region of Colombia

northern Colombia
locatedOnRiver Cesar River
Magdalena River
surface form: Magdalena River (eastern bank, in parts)
namedAfter Cesar River
officialName Departamento del Cesar
partOf Colombia
surface form: Republic of Colombia
timeZone America/Bogota
surface form: Colombia Standard Time
utcOffset UTC−05:00

Referenced by (10)

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Santander Department bordersDepartment Cesar Department
Magdalena Department borders Cesar Department
Magdalena Department locatedIn Cesar Department
subject surface form: Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Northwestern Colombia includesDepartment Cesar Department
Bolívar Department borders Cesar Department
Prodeco Group operatesInRegion Cesar Department