Casanare Department (, es, Departamento de Casanare) is a department in the central eastern region of

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

. Its capital is

Yopal Yopal () is a municipality and capital city of the department of Casanare in Colombia. History During the period of the Spanish colonization of the Americas, the land on which Yopal stands was occupied by the indigenous Achagua people. The ...

, which is also the episcopal seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yopal. It contains

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s and an 800 km

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leading to the coastal port of

Coveñas Coveñas is a Resort town and municipality located in the Sucre Department, northern Colombia. It was established in the 16th century as a port for slave traders, then it became an oil port in the twentieth century . It became a municipality in 20 ...

owned by BP.

Rivers and dams

The

Upía River Upía River, a river in Colombia originating at Lake Tota (5°29'31" N, 72°56'04" W), is a tributary of the Meta River flowing into the Orinoco River The Orinoco () is one of the longest rivers in South America at . Its drainage basin, somet ...

(Río Upía) is in Casanare.

History

A former subregion of Boyacá, Casanare became separate department in 1973.

Municipalities

# Aguazul #

Chámeza Chámeza () is a town and municipality in the Department of Casanare, Colombia. Climate Chámeza has a very wet tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate, humid tropical climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub- ...

# Hato Corozal # La Salina # Maní #

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Nunchía Nunchía is a town and municipality in the Department of Casanare, Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast� ...

Orocué Orocué is a town and municipality in the Department of Casanare, Colombia, located on the shore of the Meta River. Historically, it went by the name San Miguel del Macuco. It is located 180 km from Yopal, and 546 km from Bogotá. ...

Paz de Ariporo Paz de Ariporo is a town and municipality in the Department of Casanare, Colombia. An 1856 watercolor by Manuel María Paz is an early depiction of the main square of Paz de Ariporo. At that time, the town was called Moreno, and it served as t ...

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# Recetor # Sabanalarga # Sácama # San Luis de Palenque # Támara # Tauramena #

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# Villanueva #

, capital

References

Sources and external links

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Government of Casanare official website
Departments of Colombia States and territories established in 1991 {{Casanare-geo-stub

Rivers and dams

History

Municipalities

See also

References

Sources and external links