Department of Cauca
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The Department of Cauca is an administrative region in southwestern Colombia known for its diverse indigenous cultures, Afro-Colombian communities, and varied geography ranging from Andean highlands to Pacific lowlands.
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | department of Colombia ⓘ |
| bordersCountry | Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bordersDepartment |
Caquetá Department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huila Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Nariño Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Putumayo Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Tolima Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Valle del Cauca Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Popayán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateType | varied climate from humid tropical to cold highland ⓘ |
| containsCity |
Popayán
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Puerto Tejada NERFINISHED ⓘ Santander de Quilichao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsMunicipality |
Buenos Aires, Cauca
NERFINISHED
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Caldono NERFINISHED ⓘ El Tambo NERFINISHED ⓘ Guapi NERFINISHED ⓘ Inzá NERFINISHED ⓘ Patía NERFINISHED ⓘ Piendamó NERFINISHED ⓘ Silvia NERFINISHED ⓘ Timbiquí NERFINISHED ⓘ Toribío NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsProtectedArea |
Munchique National Natural Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Puracé National Natural Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsVolcano | Puracé Volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| crossedByRiver |
Cauca River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Patía River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupPresent |
Afro-Colombian communities
ⓘ
Misak (Guambiano) people NERFINISHED ⓘ Nasa (Paez) people NERFINISHED ⓘ Yanacona people NERFINISHED ⓘ mestizo population ⓘ |
| governedBy | Governor of Cauca ⓘ |
| hasCoastOn | Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIndigenousReserves | Yes ⓘ |
| hasProvinceOrSubregion |
Andean highlands of Cauca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific lowlands of Cauca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Afro-Colombian communities
ⓘ
cattle ranching ⓘ coffee production ⓘ diverse indigenous cultures ⓘ mining activities ⓘ sugarcane cultivation ⓘ |
| largestCity | Popayán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Departmental Assembly of Cauca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southwestern Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | South America ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| officialName | Departamento del Cauca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Andean region of Colombia
ⓘ
Pacific region of Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedRegionalLanguages |
Misak language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nasa Yuwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sovereignState | Republic of Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone |
America/Bogota
ⓘ
surface form:
Colombia Standard Time
|
| traversedByMountainRange | Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| utcOffset | UTC−05:00 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Southern Colombia