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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9_%D8%A3%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%83%D8%A7" title="إدارة أروكا – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="إدارة أروكا" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arauka_(departament)" title="Arauka (departament) – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Arauka (departament)" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arauca" title="Arauca – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Arauca" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BA%D0%B0_(%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82)" title="Араука (департамент) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Араука (департамент)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arauca_(Kolombia)" title="Arauca (Kolombia) – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Arauca (Kolombia)" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departament_d%27Arauca" title="Departament d'Arauca – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Departament d'Arauca" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departamento_de_Arauca" title="Departamento de Arauca – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Departamento de Arauca" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arauca_(departement)" title="Arauca (departement) – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Arauca (departement)" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departamento_de_Arauca" title="Departamento de Arauca – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Departamento de Arauca" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arauca_(Colombia)" title="Arauca (Colombia) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Arauca (Colombia)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departemento_Ara%C5%ADko" title="Departemento Araŭko – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Departemento Araŭko" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arauca_(departamendua)" title="Arauca (departamendua) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Arauca (departamendua)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4_%D8%A2%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%88%DA%A9%D8%A7" title="بخش آرائوکا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="بخش آرائوکا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arauca" title="Arauca – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Arauca" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arauca_(Roinn)" title="Arauca (Roinn) – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Arauca (Roinn)" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arauca_(Roinn)" title="Arauca (Roinn) – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Arauca (Roinn)" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arauca,_Colombia" title="Arauca, Colombia – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Arauca, Colombia" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%95%84%EB%9D%BC%EC%9A%B0%EC%B9%B4%EC%A3%BC" title="아라우카주 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="아라우카주" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arauca_(departman)" title="Arauca (departman) – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Arauca (departman)" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departamento_ti_Arauca" title="Departamento ti Arauca – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Departamento ti Arauca" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departemen_Arauca" title="Departemen Arauca – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Departemen Arauca" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BA%C3%A6_(%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82)" title="Араукæ (департамент) – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Араукæ (департамент)" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dipartimento_di_Arauca" title="Dipartimento di Arauca – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Dipartimento di Arauca" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A7%D7%94_(%D7%9E%D7%97%D7%95%D7%96)" title="אראוקה (מחוז) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="אראוקה (מחוז)" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%A3%E1%83%99%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%93%E1%83%94%E1%83%9E%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%A2%E1%83%90%E1%83%9B%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98" title="არაუკის დეპარტამენტი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="არაუკის დეპარტამენტი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lad mw-list-item"><a href="https://lad.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arauca_(departamento)" title="Arauca (departamento) – Ladino" lang="lad" hreflang="lad" data-title="Arauca (departamento)" data-language-autonym="Ladino" data-language-local-name="Ladino" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladino</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Araukos_departamentas" title="Araukos departamentas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Araukos departamentas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arauca_megye" title="Arauca megye – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Arauca megye" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departamentan%27i_Arauca" title="Departamentan'i Arauca – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Departamentan'i Arauca" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentadbiran_Arauca" title="Pentadbiran Arauca – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Pentadbiran Arauca" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arauca_(departement)" title="Arauca (departement) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Arauca (departement)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A6%E3%82%AB%E7%9C%8C" title="アラウカ県 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="アラウカ県" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arauca_(Department)" title="Arauca (Department) – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Arauca (Department)" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arauca_(departement)" title="Arauca (departement) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Arauca (departement)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arauca-departementet" title="Arauca-departementet – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Arauca-departementet" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A4%DA%A9%D8%A7_%DA%88%DB%8C%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%B9%D9%85%D9%86%D9%B9" title="آراؤکا ڈیپارٹمنٹ – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="آراؤکا ڈیپارٹمنٹ" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arauca_(departament)" title="Arauca (departament) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Arauca (departament)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arauca" title="Arauca – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Arauca" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departamentul_Arauca" title="Departamentul Arauca – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Departamentul Arauca" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arauca_suyu" title="Arauca suyu – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Arauca suyu" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BA%D0%B0_(%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82)" title="Араука (департамент) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Араука (департамент)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arauca,_Colombie" title="Arauca, Colombie – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Arauca, Colombie" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arauca_Department" title="Arauca Department – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Arauca Department" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arauca_(department)" title="Arauca (department) – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Arauca (department)" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arauca_(departman)" title="Arauca (departman) – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Arauca (departman)" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arauca_(departementti)" title="Arauca (departementti) – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Arauca (departementti)" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arauca_(departement)" title="Arauca (departement) – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Arauca (departement)" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" 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.infobox-label{border-top:0;border-bottom:1px solid #a2a9b1;padding:0 0.6em 0.4em 0.6em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .maptable{border:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-header,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-below{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-above{font-size:125%;line-height:1.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Department of Arauca</div> <div class="nickname ib-settlement-native" lang="es">Departamento de Arauca</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/Departments_of_Colombia" title="Departments of Colombia">Department</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rio_arauca.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sunset over the Arauca River"><img alt="Sunset over the Arauca River" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Rio_arauca.jpg/250px-Rio_arauca.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Rio_arauca.jpg/375px-Rio_arauca.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Rio_arauca.jpg 2x" data-file-width="420" data-file-height="315" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Sunset over the <a href="/wiki/Arauca_River" title="Arauca River">Arauca River</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Arauca.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Department of Arauca"><img alt="Flag of Department of Arauca" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Flag_of_Arauca.svg/100px-Flag_of_Arauca.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Flag_of_Arauca.svg/150px-Flag_of_Arauca.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Flag_of_Arauca.svg/200px-Flag_of_Arauca.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Flag</div></div><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Escudo_de_Arauca.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Coat of arms of Department of Arauca"><img alt="Coat of arms of Department of Arauca" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Escudo_de_Arauca.svg/120px-Escudo_de_Arauca.svg.png" decoding="async" width="71" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Escudo_de_Arauca.svg/250px-Escudo_de_Arauca.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="990" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Coat of arms</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Motto(s): <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname"><i>Vamos Arauca</i><br /><small>(<a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish:</a> <i>Let's Go Arauca</i>)</small></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Arauca_in_Colombia_(mainland).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Arauca shown in red"><img alt="Arauca shown in red" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Arauca_in_Colombia_%28mainland%29.svg/250px-Arauca_in_Colombia_%28mainland%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="334" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Arauca_in_Colombia_%28mainland%29.svg/375px-Arauca_in_Colombia_%28mainland%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Arauca_in_Colombia_%28mainland%29.svg/500px-Arauca_in_Colombia_%28mainland%29.svg.png 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class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Arauca_Department&params=7_05_N_70_45_W_region:CO_type:adm1st_source:kolossus-euwiki"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">7°05′N</span> <span class="longitude">70°45′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">7.083°N 70.750°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">7.083; -70.750</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Colombia</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Colombia" class="mw-redirect" title="Regions of Colombia">Region</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Orinoqu%C3%ADa_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="Orinoquía Region">Orinoquía Region</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Departments_of_Colombia" title="Departments of Colombia">Department</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1991</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Departments_of_Colombia" title="Departments of Colombia">Commissary</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1911</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Capital_(political)" class="mw-redirect" title="Capital (political)">Capital</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Arauca,_Arauca" title="Arauca, Arauca">Arauca</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Governor</th><td class="infobox-data">Renson Jesus Martinez Prada<br /><span style="font-size: 85%;">(2024–2027)</span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">23,818 km<sup>2</sup> (9,196 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Colombian_Departments_by_area" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Colombian Departments by area">18th</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2018)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">262,174</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Colombian_Departments_by_population" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Colombian Departments by population">27th</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">11/km<sup>2</sup> (29/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">GDP<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Total</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Colombian_peso" title="Colombian peso">COP</a> 8,548 billion<br />(<a href="/wiki/US$" class="mw-redirect" title="US$">US$</a> 2.0 billion)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC-05" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC-05">UTC-05</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166" title="ISO 3166">ISO 3166 code</a></th><td class="infobox-data nickname"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166-2:CO" title="ISO 3166-2:CO">CO-ARA</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_Colombia" title="Municipalities of Colombia">Municipalities</a></th><td class="infobox-data">7</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Human_Development_Index" title="Human Development Index">HDI</a></th><td class="infobox-data">0.731<sup id="cite_ref-GlobalDataLab_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GlobalDataLab-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#0c0">high</span> · <a href="/wiki/List_of_Colombian_departments_by_Human_Development_Index" title="List of Colombian departments by Human Development Index">20th of 33</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.arauca.gov.co/">www.arauca.gov.co</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Arauca</b> (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">Spanish pronunciation:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="es-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Spanish" title="Help:IPA/Spanish">[aˈɾawka]</a></span>) is a <a href="/wiki/Departments_of_Colombia" title="Departments of Colombia">department</a> of Eastern <a href="/wiki/Colombia" title="Colombia">Colombia</a> located in the extreme north of the <a href="/wiki/Orinoco_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Orinoco River">Orinoco Basin</a> of Colombia (the <a href="/wiki/Orinoqu%C3%ADa_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="Orinoquía Region">Llanos Orientales</a>), bordering <a href="/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela">Venezuela</a>. The southern boundary of Arauca is formed by the <a href="/wiki/Casanare_River" title="Casanare River">Casanare</a> and <a href="/wiki/Meta_River" title="Meta River">Meta Rivers</a>, separating Arauca from the departments of <a href="/wiki/Casanare_Department" title="Casanare Department">Casanare</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vichada_Department" title="Vichada Department">Vichada</a>. To the west, Arauca borders the department of <a href="/wiki/Boyac%C3%A1_Department" title="Boyacá Department">Boyacá</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Ca%C3%B1o_Lim%C3%B3n" class="mw-redirect" title="Caño Limón">Caño Limón</a> <a href="/wiki/Oil_field" class="mw-redirect" title="Oil field">oil fields</a> located within Arauca account for almost a third of the Colombian <a href="/wiki/Petroleum" title="Petroleum">oil</a> output. Its capital is the town of <a href="/wiki/Arauca,_Arauca" title="Arauca, Arauca">Arauca</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Arauca_Department&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The name Arauca is believed to derive from the name of an Indigenous people, who are thought to be related to the <a href="/wiki/Arawak" title="Arawak">Arawak</a> or <a href="/wiki/Arhuaco" title="Arhuaco">Arhuaco</a> people.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Some have also speculated that the name Arauca is connected with the <a href="/wiki/Araucanian" class="mw-redirect" title="Araucanian">Araucanian</a> or <a href="/wiki/Mapuche" title="Mapuche">Mapuche</a> Indians of <a href="/wiki/Chile" title="Chile">Chile</a> and <a href="/wiki/Argentina" title="Argentina">Argentina</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Arauca_Department&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first <a href="/wiki/List_of_conquistadors_in_Colombia" title="List of conquistadors in Colombia">conquistador</a> to set foot in the region of present-day Arauca was <a href="/wiki/Nikolaus_Federmann" title="Nikolaus Federmann">Nikolaus Federmann</a> in 1539. He was a soldier in the company of <a href="/wiki/Georg_von_Speyer" title="Georg von Speyer">Georg von Speyer</a>, who passed through the south of present-day Venezuela and the eastern part of what is today known as Colombia. In 1659, the Catholic missions were establishing new settlements in tribal Guahibo, U'wa, Aeric and Chirico tribal lands. </p><p>In the eighteenth century, being expelled from the Jesuits under Viceroy <a href="/w/index.php?title=Pedro_Mesia_de_la_Zerda&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pedro Mesia de la Zerda (page does not exist)">Pedro Mesia de la Zerda</a>, the Augustinian Recollect succeeded in their mission of evangelization. They founded five centers of the catechism: Solitude of Cravo, Cuiloto San Javier, San Jose del Ele, Lipa San Joaquin and San Fernando de Arauca. </p><p>In 1810, the Araucanian territory became part of the newly created province of Casanare and in 1819 Arauca was incorporated into the province of <a href="/wiki/Cundinamarca_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Cundinamarca Province">Cundinamarca</a>. By 1857, Arauca was made part of the Sovereign State of Boyacá, that later became the Boyacá department. In 1891, the Arauca police station was established with chief executive Pedro León Acosta. By decree 113 of January 20, 1955, the territory was elevated to the national quartermaster, and finally, with the Constitution of July 5, 1991, Arauca became a department. Arauca is the regional capital since 1911. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Political_and_administrative_evolution">Political and administrative evolution</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Arauca_Department&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Political and administrative evolution"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1550: The <a href="/wiki/New_Kingdom_of_Granada" title="New Kingdom of Granada">New Kingdom of Granada</a> is officially established under the Audiencia</li> <li>1810: With the division into new units, the Arauca territory becomes part of the province of Casanare</li> <li>1818: Under <a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Colombia" title="List of presidents of Colombia">president</a> <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Serrano" title="Fernando Serrano">Fernando Serrano</a> and Santander, General Commander of the patriotic forces, Arauca becomes provisional capital of the Republic</li> <li>1819: The province of Casanare became part of the Department of Cundinamarca</li> <li>1831: With the dissolution of <a href="/wiki/Gran_Colombia" title="Gran Colombia">Gran Colombia</a>, Arauca remains part of the province of Casanare</li> <li>1886: With the creation of the departments, Arauca becomes part of the Department of Boyacá</li> <li>1911: Creation of the Special Commissioner of Arauca; capital of Arauca</li> <li>1955: The Araucanian territory acquired the status of National Quartermaster</li> <li>1960: Boyacá Arauca is created<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="The text near this tag may need clarification or removal of jargon. (February 2017)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Arauca_Department&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Its territory covers an area of 23,818 km<sup>2</sup>, predominantly composed of plains. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ethnography">Ethnography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Arauca_Department&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Ethnography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1261442011">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><table class="table-pale" style="width:15em;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:right;clear:right;margin:0.5em 0 1em 0.5em;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Historical population</caption><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Percent change" class="abbr-header">±%</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1938 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">11,156</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1951 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">13,221</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+18.5%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1964 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">24,148</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+82.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1973 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">46,605</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+93.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1985 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">89,972</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+93.1%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1993 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">185,882</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+106.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2005 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">232,112</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+24.9%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2018 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">262,174</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+13.0%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">Source:<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The Colombian census does not collect data on race and ethnicity, but compiled population estimates of the five groupings are: </p> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indigenous_Latino&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indigenous Latino (page does not exist)">Indigenous Latino</a> (93.70%)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Afro-Colombian" class="mw-redirect" title="Afro-Colombian">Afro-Colombians</a> (4.07%)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Native_Tribal_American&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Native Tribal American (page does not exist)">Native Tribal American</a> or Tribal Indigenous (2.22%)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romani_people" title="Romani people">Roma</a> (0.01%)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Asian" class="mw-redirect" title="East Asian">Asian</a> (0.01%)</li></ul> <p>There are small numbers of descendants of European immigrants: the <a href="/wiki/Spanish_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Spanish people">Spanish</a>, <a href="/wiki/Germans" title="Germans">German</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_people" title="Portuguese people">Portuguese</a>, <a href="/wiki/Italians" title="Italians">Italian</a>, <a href="/wiki/French_people" title="French people">French</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">British</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dutch_people" title="Dutch people">Dutch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Polish_people" title="Polish people">Polish</a>, <a href="/wiki/Greeks" title="Greeks">Greek</a> and <a href="/wiki/Arab" class="mw-redirect" title="Arab">Arab</a> (i.e. <a href="/wiki/Lebanon" title="Lebanon">Lebanese</a>, <a href="/wiki/Syrian" class="mw-redirect" title="Syrian">Syrian</a> and <a href="/wiki/Palestine_(region)" title="Palestine (region)">Palestinian</a>) nationalities. </p><p>Many <a href="/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela">Venezuelan</a> nationals live in the department; around 10-15 percent of the population is of Venezuelan origin. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Indigenous_population">Indigenous population</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Arauca_Department&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Indigenous population"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_of_Colombia" class="mw-redirect" title="Indigenous peoples of Colombia">Indigenous peoples of Colombia</a></div> <p>The department's total indigenous population amounts to 3591 people. Across the department 26 <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Resguardo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Resguardo (page does not exist)">resguardos</a></i> are located in an area of 128,167 hectares (316,710 acres). Six indigenous groups populate this region; <a href="/wiki/U%27wa_people" title="U'wa people">U'wa</a> with 1,124 members; <a href="/w/index.php?title=Betoye_people&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Betoye people (page does not exist)">Betoye</a> at 800, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sikuani_people&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sikuani people (page does not exist)">Sikuani</a> number 782, 441 <a href="/w/index.php?title=Hitn%C3%BC_people&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hitnü people (page does not exist)">Hitnü</a> are registered, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kuiba_people&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kuiba people (page does not exist)">Kuiba</a> count up to 241, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Hitan%C3%BC_people&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hitanü people (page does not exist)">Hitanü</a> are listed at 110, the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Chiricoa_people&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chiricoa people (page does not exist)">Chiricoa</a> amount to 63 and thirty <a href="/w/index.php?title=Piapoco_people&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Piapoco people (page does not exist)">Piapoco</a> are registered in Arauca. The predominant ethnic group in the department are the U'wa. They are located in the northeastern foothills of the <a href="/wiki/Cordillera_Oriental_(Colombia)" title="Cordillera Oriental (Colombia)">Eastern Ranges</a> of the Colombian <a href="/wiki/Andes" title="Andes">Andes</a>, until the <a href="/wiki/Sierra_Nevada_del_Cocuy" title="Sierra Nevada del Cocuy">Sierra Nevada del Cocuy</a> in <a href="/wiki/Boyac%C3%A1_Department" title="Boyacá Department">Boyacá</a>. Its total population is estimated at 7231 people, belong to the <a href="/wiki/Chibcha_language" title="Chibcha language">Chibcha language</a> family. U'wa means "intelligent people who can speak". </p><p>The Betoye with 800 members constitutes the second-largest ethnic group in the department. They inhabit the banks of the <a href="/wiki/Cravo_Norte_River" title="Cravo Norte River">Cravo Norte River</a> and the municipality of Tame. The area of its territory is 702 hectares (1,730 acres). Their language is considered part of the Chibcha language family.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Although not retaining their original language, the people speak a mixture of Betoye with Spanish. Certain grammatical structures of the Betoye language persist in this mixture.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Guahibo_people" title="Guahibo people">Guahibo</a> are subdivided into tribes known as Sikuani, Kuiba, Chiricoa, Hitanü (iguana)<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="The text near this tag may need clarification or removal of jargon. (February 2017)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup> and Hitnü (Macaguane), who speak <a href="/wiki/Arawakan_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arawakan language">Arawakan languages</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Arauca_Department&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The main economical activity of Arauca is centered around the oil industry, with the <a href="/wiki/Ca%C3%B1o_Lim%C3%B3n_oilfield" title="Caño Limón oilfield">Caño Limón oilfields</a> as the most important source. The soils of the region have shown good conditions for growing <a href="/wiki/Theobroma_cacao" title="Theobroma cacao">cacao</a>, <a href="/wiki/Banana" title="Banana">bananas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cassava" title="Cassava">cassava</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rice" title="Rice">rice</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maize" title="Maize">corn</a> and fruit trees, as well as industrial crops such as <a href="/w/index.php?title=African_palmtree&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="African palmtree (page does not exist)">African palmtree</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sorghum" title="Sorghum">sorghum</a>, soybeans and sesame. Livestock farming is another important factor of the department's economy. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Municipalities">Municipalities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Arauca_Department&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Municipalities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mapa_de_Arauca_(pol%C3%ADtico).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Mapa_de_Arauca_%28pol%C3%ADtico%29.svg/250px-Mapa_de_Arauca_%28pol%C3%ADtico%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Mapa_de_Arauca_%28pol%C3%ADtico%29.svg/375px-Mapa_de_Arauca_%28pol%C3%ADtico%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Mapa_de_Arauca_%28pol%C3%ADtico%29.svg/500px-Mapa_de_Arauca_%28pol%C3%ADtico%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1814" data-file-height="716" /></a><figcaption>Map of the Municipalities in Arauca Department</figcaption></figure> <p>Arauca department consists of seven municipalities. </p> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Arauca,_Arauca" title="Arauca, Arauca">Arauca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arauquita" title="Arauquita">Arauquita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cravo_Norte" title="Cravo Norte">Cravo Norte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fortul" title="Fortul">Fortul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rond%C3%B3n" title="Puerto Rondón">Puerto Rondón</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saravena" title="Saravena">Saravena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tame,_Arauca" title="Tame, Arauca">Tame</a></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Arauca_Department&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 346.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 344.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sierra_nevada_Guican.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sierra Nevada del Cocuy in Güicán"><img alt="Sierra Nevada del Cocuy in Güicán" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Sierra_nevada_Guican.jpg/960px-Sierra_nevada_Guican.jpg" decoding="async" width="345" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Sierra_nevada_Guican.jpg/1033px-Sierra_nevada_Guican.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2356" data-file-height="1232" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Sierra Nevada del Cocuy in Güicán</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 242px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 240px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vaca_y_cr%C3%ADa.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Cattle farming in Arauca"><img alt="Cattle farming in Arauca" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Vaca_y_cr%C3%ADa.JPG/360px-Vaca_y_cr%C3%ADa.JPG" decoding="async" width="240" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Vaca_y_cr%C3%ADa.JPG/540px-Vaca_y_cr%C3%ADa.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Vaca_y_cr%C3%ADa.JPG/720px-Vaca_y_cr%C3%ADa.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Cattle farming in Arauca</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 256.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 254.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Arauco.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="The arauco is the region's bird"><img alt="The arauco is the region's bird" 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Flag_of_Arauca.svg/40px-Flag_of_Arauca.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Arauca</a><br /> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Atl%C3%A1ntico.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Flag_of_Atl%C3%A1ntico.svg/20px-Flag_of_Atl%C3%A1ntico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Flag_of_Atl%C3%A1ntico.svg/40px-Flag_of_Atl%C3%A1ntico.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Atl%C3%A1ntico_Department" title="Atlántico Department">Atlántico</a><br /> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Bol%C3%ADvar_(Colombia).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_Bol%C3%ADvar_%28Colombia%29.svg/20px-Flag_of_Bol%C3%ADvar_%28Colombia%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_Bol%C3%ADvar_%28Colombia%29.svg/30px-Flag_of_Bol%C3%ADvar_%28Colombia%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_Bol%C3%ADvar_%28Colombia%29.svg/40px-Flag_of_Bol%C3%ADvar_%28Colombia%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Bol%C3%ADvar_Department" title="Bolívar Department">Bolívar</a><br /> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Boyac%C3%A1_Department.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_Boyac%C3%A1_Department.svg/20px-Flag_of_Boyac%C3%A1_Department.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_Boyac%C3%A1_Department.svg/40px-Flag_of_Boyac%C3%A1_Department.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Boyac%C3%A1_Department" title="Boyacá Department">Boyacá</a> </p> </div> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;width:10em;"><div> <div> <p><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Caldas.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Flag_of_Caldas.svg/20px-Flag_of_Caldas.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Flag_of_Caldas.svg/40px-Flag_of_Caldas.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Caldas_Department" title="Caldas Department">Caldas</a><br /> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Caquet%C3%A1.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Flag_of_Caquet%C3%A1.svg/20px-Flag_of_Caquet%C3%A1.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Flag_of_Caquet%C3%A1.svg/30px-Flag_of_Caquet%C3%A1.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Flag_of_Caquet%C3%A1.svg/40px-Flag_of_Caquet%C3%A1.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="756" data-file-height="504" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Caquet%C3%A1_Department" title="Caquetá Department">Caquetá</a><br /> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Casanare.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Casanare.svg/20px-Flag_of_Casanare.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Casanare.svg/40px-Flag_of_Casanare.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Casanare_Department" title="Casanare Department">Casanare</a><br /> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Cauca.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_Cauca.svg/20px-Flag_of_Cauca.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_Cauca.svg/40px-Flag_of_Cauca.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Cauca_Department" title="Cauca Department">Cauca</a><br /> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Cesar.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Cesar.svg/20px-Flag_of_Cesar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Cesar.svg/40px-Flag_of_Cesar.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Cesar_Department" title="Cesar Department">Cesar</a><br /> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Choc%C3%B3.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_Choc%C3%B3.svg/20px-Flag_of_Choc%C3%B3.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_Choc%C3%B3.svg/30px-Flag_of_Choc%C3%B3.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_Choc%C3%B3.svg/40px-Flag_of_Choc%C3%B3.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Choc%C3%B3_Department" title="Chocó Department">Chocó</a> </p> </div> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;width:10em;"><div> <div> <p><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_C%C3%B3rdoba.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_C%C3%B3rdoba.svg/20px-Flag_of_C%C3%B3rdoba.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_C%C3%B3rdoba.svg/30px-Flag_of_C%C3%B3rdoba.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_C%C3%B3rdoba.svg/40px-Flag_of_C%C3%B3rdoba.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/C%C3%B3rdoba_Department" title="Córdoba Department">Córdoba</a><br /> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Cundinamarca.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Cundinamarca.svg/20px-Flag_of_Cundinamarca.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Cundinamarca.svg/40px-Flag_of_Cundinamarca.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Cundinamarca_Department" title="Cundinamarca Department">Cundinamarca</a><br /> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Guain%C3%ADa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Guain%C3%ADa.svg/20px-Flag_of_Guain%C3%ADa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Guain%C3%ADa.svg/30px-Flag_of_Guain%C3%ADa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Guain%C3%ADa.svg/40px-Flag_of_Guain%C3%ADa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Guain%C3%ADa_Department" title="Guainía Department">Guainía</a><br /> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Guaviare.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Guaviare.svg/20px-Flag_of_Guaviare.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Guaviare.svg/30px-Flag_of_Guaviare.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Guaviare.svg/40px-Flag_of_Guaviare.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Guaviare_Department" title="Guaviare Department">Guaviare</a><br /> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Huila.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Flag_of_Huila.svg/20px-Flag_of_Huila.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Flag_of_Huila.svg/30px-Flag_of_Huila.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Flag_of_Huila.svg/40px-Flag_of_Huila.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Huila_Department" title="Huila Department">Huila</a><br /> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_La_Guajira.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Flag_of_La_Guajira.svg/20px-Flag_of_La_Guajira.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Flag_of_La_Guajira.svg/40px-Flag_of_La_Guajira.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/La_Guajira_Department" title="La Guajira Department">La Guajira</a> </p> </div> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;width:10em;"><div> <div> <p><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Magdalena.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Flag_of_Magdalena.svg/20px-Flag_of_Magdalena.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Flag_of_Magdalena.svg/30px-Flag_of_Magdalena.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Flag_of_Magdalena.svg/40px-Flag_of_Magdalena.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="324" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Magdalena_Department" title="Magdalena Department">Magdalena</a><br /> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Meta.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_Meta.svg/20px-Flag_of_Meta.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_Meta.svg/30px-Flag_of_Meta.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_Meta.svg/40px-Flag_of_Meta.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2550" data-file-height="1700" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Meta_Department" title="Meta Department">Meta</a><br /> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Nari%C3%B1o.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_Nari%C3%B1o.svg/20px-Flag_of_Nari%C3%B1o.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_Nari%C3%B1o.svg/30px-Flag_of_Nari%C3%B1o.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_Nari%C3%B1o.svg/40px-Flag_of_Nari%C3%B1o.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Nari%C3%B1o_Department" title="Nariño Department">Nariño</a><br /> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Norte_de_Santander.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Norte_de_Santander.svg/20px-Flag_of_Norte_de_Santander.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Norte_de_Santander.svg/40px-Flag_of_Norte_de_Santander.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Norte_de_Santander_Department" title="Norte de Santander Department">N. Santander</a></span><br /> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Putumayo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Flag_of_Putumayo.svg/20px-Flag_of_Putumayo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Flag_of_Putumayo.svg/40px-Flag_of_Putumayo.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Putumayo_Department" title="Putumayo Department">Putumayo</a><br /> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Quind%C3%ADo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Flag_of_Quind%C3%ADo.svg/20px-Flag_of_Quind%C3%ADo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Flag_of_Quind%C3%ADo.svg/40px-Flag_of_Quind%C3%ADo.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Quind%C3%ADo_Department" title="Quindío Department">Quindío</a> </p> </div> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;width:10em;"><div> <div> <p><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Risaralda.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Flag_of_Risaralda.svg/20px-Flag_of_Risaralda.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Flag_of_Risaralda.svg/30px-Flag_of_Risaralda.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Flag_of_Risaralda.svg/40px-Flag_of_Risaralda.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Risaralda_Department" title="Risaralda Department">Risaralda</a><br /> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_San_Andr%C3%A9s_y_Providencia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Flag_of_San_Andr%C3%A9s_y_Providencia.svg/20px-Flag_of_San_Andr%C3%A9s_y_Providencia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Flag_of_San_Andr%C3%A9s_y_Providencia.svg/30px-Flag_of_San_Andr%C3%A9s_y_Providencia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Flag_of_San_Andr%C3%A9s_y_Providencia.svg/40px-Flag_of_San_Andr%C3%A9s_y_Providencia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Archipelago_of_San_Andr%C3%A9s,_Providencia_and_Santa_Catalina" title="Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina">San Andrés</a></span><br /> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Santander_Department.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Flag_of_Santander_Department.svg/20px-Flag_of_Santander_Department.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Flag_of_Santander_Department.svg/30px-Flag_of_Santander_Department.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Flag_of_Santander_Department.svg/40px-Flag_of_Santander_Department.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2700" data-file-height="1800" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Santander_Department" title="Santander Department">Santander</a><br /> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Sucre_(Colombia).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Flag_of_Sucre_%28Colombia%29.svg/20px-Flag_of_Sucre_%28Colombia%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Flag_of_Sucre_%28Colombia%29.svg/30px-Flag_of_Sucre_%28Colombia%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Flag_of_Sucre_%28Colombia%29.svg/40px-Flag_of_Sucre_%28Colombia%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Sucre_Department" title="Sucre Department">Sucre</a><br /> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Tolima.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Tolima.svg/20px-Flag_of_Tolima.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Tolima.svg/30px-Flag_of_Tolima.svg.png 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