Department of Huila
Departamento del Huila | |
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Anthem: Alma del Huila (Huila's soul) | |
Coordinates: 2°59′55″N 75°18′16″W / 2.99861°N 75.30444°W | |
Country | Colombia |
Region | Andean Region |
Department established | 1905 |
Province established | 1610 |
Capital | Neiva |
Government | |
• Governor | Luis Enrique Dussán López |
Area | |
• Total | 19,890 km2 (7,680 sq mi) |
• Rank | 26th |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 1,200,386 |
• Rank | 15th |
• Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Total | COP 24,012 billion (US$ 5.6 billion) |
Time zone | UTC-05 |
ISO 3166 code | CO-HUI |
Provinces | 4 |
Municipalities | 37 |
HDI (2019) | 0.726[3] high · 22nd of 33 |
Website | https://www.huila.gov.co/ |
Huila (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈwila]) is one of the departments of Colombia. It is located in the southwest of the country, and its capital is Neiva.[4]