Casanare Department

Department of Casanare Departamento de Casanare
Department
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Trabajo y Libertad (Spanish: Work and Liberty)
Anthem: Himno de Casanare
Casanare shown in red
Topography of the department
Coordinates: 5°21′0″N 72°24′36″W / 5.35000°N 72.41000°WCoordinates: 5°21′0″N 72°24′36″W / 5.35000°N 72.41000°W
Country	Colombia
Region	Orinoquía Region
Established	July 4, 1991
Capital	Yopal
Government
• Governor	Josue Alirio Barrera Rodriguez (2016-2019)
Area
• Total	44,640 km^2 (17,240 sq mi)
Area rank	10th
Population (2013)[1]
• Total	344,027
• Rank	25th
• Density	7.7/km^2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-05
ISO 3166 code	CO-CAS
Municipalities	19
Website	www.casanare.gov.co

Casanare (Spanish pronunciation: [kasaˈnaɾe]) is a department of Colombia. It is in the central eastern region of the country. Its capital is Yopal. It contains oil fields and an 800 km pipeline leading to the coastal port of Coveñas owned by BP.

Rivers and Dams

The Upia River (Río Upía) is in Casanere.^[2]

Municipalities

1. Aguazul
2. Chámeza
3. Hato Corozal
4. La Salina
5. Maní
6. Monterrey
7. Nunchía
8. Orocue
9. Paz de Ariporo
10. Pore
11. Recetor
12. Sabanalarga
13. Sácama
14. San Luis de Palenque
15. Támara
16. Tauramena
17. Trinidad
18. Villanueva
19. Yopal

Notes

1. "DANE". Retrieved February 13, 2013.
2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-27. Retrieved 2008-09-16.

External links

• (Spanish) Government of Casanare official website