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Arauca Department
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Department of Arauca
Departamento de Arauca | |
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 Sunset over the Arauca River | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Vamos Arauca (Spanish: Let's Go Arauca) | |
.svg) Arauca shown in red | |
 Topography of the department | |
| Coordinates: 7°05′N 70°45′W / 7.083°N 70.750°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Region | Orinoquía Region |
| Department | 1991 |
| Commissary | 1911 |
| Capital | Arauca |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Renson Jesus Martinez Prada (2024–2027) |
| Area | |
• Total | 23,818 km2 (9,196 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 18th |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 262,174 |
| • Rank | 27th |
| • Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | COP 8,548 billion (US$ 2.0 billion) |
| Time zone | UTC-05 |
| ISO 3166 code | CO-ARA |
| Municipalities | 7 |
| HDI | 0.731[3] high · 20th of 33 |
| Website | www.arauca.gov.co |
Arauca (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈɾawka]) is a department of Eastern Colombia located in the extreme north of the Orinoco Basin of Colombia (the Llanos Orientales), bordering Venezuela. The southern boundary of Arauca is formed by the Casanare and Meta Rivers, separating Arauca from the departments of Casanare and Vichada. To the west, Arauca borders the department of Boyacá. The Caño Limón oil fields located within Arauca account for almost a third of the Colombian oil output. Its capital is the town of Arauca.
- ^ "DANE". Archived from the original on November 13, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ^ "Producto Interno Bruto por departamento", www.dane.gov.co
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
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