Nariño Department

Department of Nariño Departamento del Nariño
Department
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: 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°WCoordinates: 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
Government
• Governor	Camilo Romero (2016-2019)
Area
• Total	33,268 km^2 (12,845 sq mi)
Area rank	11th
Population (2013)[1]
• Total	1,701,840
• Rank	8th
• Density	51/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-05
ISO 3166 code	CO-NAR
Provinces	3
Municipalities	62
Website	www.gobernar.gov.co

Nariño (Spanish pronunciation: [naˈɾiɲo]) is a department of Colombia named after Antonio Nariño. Its capital is San Juan de Pasto. It is in the west of the country, bordering Ecuador and the Pacific Ocean.

Nariño has a diverse geography and varied climate according to altitude: hot in the plains of the Pacific and cold in the mountains, where most of the population resides, a situation that is repeated in a north-south direction. Other important cities include Tumaco and Ipiales.

History

The territory was occupied during the Pre-Columbian era by numerous Indian tribes, including Quillacingas, Awa and Tumas. The first conqueror who was entering the territory was Andagoya Pascual in 1522, who traveled from the Colombian Pacific coast and then used information obtained by Francisco Pizarro to organize the expedition that culminated in the conquest of Peru.

Juan de Ampudia and Pedro de Añazco first explored the mountainous part of the department, commissioned by Sebastian de Belalcazar in 1535, who then toured the territory in 1536 and reached Popayán and remained for some time before leaving for Spain.

Municipalities

1. Albán
2. Aldana
3. Ancuya
4. Arboleda
5. Barbacoas
6. Belén
7. Buesaco
8. Chachagüí
9. Colón (Génova)
10. Consaca
11. Contadero
12. Córdoba
13. Cuaspud
14. Cumbal
15. Cumbitara
16. El Charco
17. El Peñol
18. El Rosario
19. El Tablón
20. El Tambo
21. Francisco Pizarro
22. Funes
23. Guachucal
24. Guaitarilla
25. Gualmatán
26. Iles
27. Imues
28. Ipiales
29. La Cruz
30. La Florida
31. La Llanada
32. La Tola
33. La Unión
34. Leiva
35. Linares
36. Los Andes
37. Magui
38. Mallama
39. Mosquera
40. Nariño
41. Olaya Herrera
42. Ospina
43. Pasto
44. Policarpa
45. Potosí
46. Providencia
47. Puerres
48. Pupiales
49. Ricaurte
50. Roberto Payán
51. Samaniego
52. San Bernardo
53. Sandona
54. San Lorenzo
55. San Pablo
56. San Pedro de Cartago
57. Santa Barbara
58. Santacruz
59. Sapuyes
60. Taminango
61. Tangua
62. Tumaco
63. Tuquerres
64. Yacuanquer

References

1. "DANE". Retrieved February 13, 2013.

External links

• (Spanish) Government of Narino official website

• Territorial-Environmental Information System of Colombian Amazon SIAT-AC website