Departamento de Vichada

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Departamento de Vichada is a sparsely populated department in eastern Colombia, characterized by vast plains, tropical forests, and significant Indigenous communities along the Orinoco River basin.

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Departamento de Vichada canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf departamento de Colombia
administrativeDivision municipio
borderDefinedBy Orinoco River NERFINISHED
borderingCountry Venezuela NERFINISHED
borderingDepartment Casanare NERFINISHED
Guainía NERFINISHED
Guaviare NERFINISHED
Meta NERFINISHED
borderType international border with Venezuela
capital Puerto Carreño NERFINISHED
characteristic significant Indigenous communities
sparsely populated
tropical forests
vast plains
climate tropical
containsCity Puerto Carreño NERFINISHED
containsTown Cumaribo NERFINISHED
La Primavera NERFINISHED
Santa Rosalía NERFINISHED
continent South America
country Colombia
economicActivity extensive cattle ranching
fishing
subsistence agriculture
ecosystem savanna
tropical rainforest
governingBody Gobernación del Vichada NERFINISHED
hasIndigenousCommunity Curripaco NERFINISHED
Piaroa NERFINISHED
Puínave NERFINISHED
Sikuani NERFINISHED
hasIndigenousLanguages true
language Spanish
locatedIn Orinoco River basin NERFINISHED
eastern Colombia NERFINISHED
numberOfMunicipalities 4
officialLanguage Spanish
officialName Departamento de Vichada
partOf Llanos Orientales NERFINISHED
partOfBasin Orinoco basin NERFINISHED
populationDensity low
region Orinoquía Region NERFINISHED
shortName Vichada NERFINISHED
timeZone UTC−05:00
traversedByRiver Guaviare River NERFINISHED
Meta River NERFINISHED
Orinoco River NERFINISHED
Vichada River NERFINISHED

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Departamento de Meta hasBorderWith Departamento de Vichada