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.

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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
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

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southern Colombia hasPart Department of Cauca
subject surface form: Southern Colombia