Nariño Department
Department of Nariño
Departamento del Nariño | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Desde el mar hasta el Galeras (Spanish: From the sea to the Galeras) | |
| Anthem: Himno del Departamento de Nariño | |
 Nariño shown in red | |
 Topography of the department | |
| Coordinates: 01°10′N 77°16′W / 1.167°N 77.267°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Region | Pacific Region/Andes Region |
| Established | August 6, 1904 |
| Capital | Pasto |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33,268 km2 (12,845 sq mi) |
| Population (2013)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,701,840 |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-05 |
| ISO 3166 code | CO-NAR |
| Provinces | 3 |
| Municipalities | 62 |
| Website | [Gobernación http://xn--nario-rta.gov.co/inicio/] |
Nariño is a department of Colombia. Its capital is Pasto. It is in the west of the country, bordering Ecuador and the Pacific Ocean. The department is named after independence leader Antonio Nariño.
Municipalities
[change | change source]- Albán
- Aldana
- Ancuya
- Arboleda
- Barbacoas
- Belén
- Buesaco
- Chachagüí
- Colón (Génova)
- Consaca
- Contadero
- Córdoba
- Cuaspud
- Cumbal
- Cumbitara
- El Charco
- El Peñol
- El Rosario
- El Tablón
- El Tambo
- Francisco Pizarro
- Funes
- Guachucal
- Guaitarilla
- Gualmatán
- Iles
- Imues
- Ipiales
- La Cruz
- La Florida
- La Llanada
- La Tola
- La Unión
- Leiva
- Linares
- Los Andes
- Magüí Payán
- Mallama
- Mosquera
- Nariño
- Olaya Herrera
- Ospina
- Pasto
- Policarpa
- Potosí
- Providencia
- Puerres
- Pupiales
- Ricaurte
- Roberto Payán
- Samaniego
- San Bernardo
- Sandona
- San Lorenzo
- San Pablo
- San Pedro de Cartago
- Santa Barbara
- Santacruz
- Sapuyes
- Taminango
- Tangua
- Tumaco
- Tuquerres
- Yacuanquer
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "DANE". Archived from the original on November 13, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
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