Vichada Department

Vichada Department Departamento del Vichada
Department
A road in Vichada, 2006
Flag Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Tierra de hombres para hombres sin tierra Land of men for men without land[1]
Vichada shown in red
Topography of the department
Coordinates: 6°11′N 67°28′W / 6.183°N 67.467°W / 6.183; -67.467
Country	Colombia
Region	Orinoquía Region
Established	5 July 1913
Capital	Puerto Carreño
Government
• Governor	Luis Carlos Alvarez Morales (2016-2019)
Area [2][3]
• Total	100,242 km2 (38,704 sq mi)
• Rank	2nd
Population  (2018)[4]
• Total	107,808
• Rank	31st
• Density	1.1/km2 (2.8/sq mi)
GDP [5]
• Total	COP 957 billion (US$ 0.2 billion)
Time zone	UTC-05
ISO 3166 code	CO-VID
Municipalities	4
HDI	0.745[6] high · 15th of 33
Website	www.gobvichada.gov.co

Vichada Department (Spanish: Departamento del Vichada, Spanish pronunciation: [biˈtʃaða]) is a department of the Republic of Colombia in South America. Vichada is located in the eastern plains of Colombia, in the Orinoquía Region within the Orinoco river basin bordering the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the north and east. To the north the department also borders with Arauca Department, to the northwest with Casanare Department, to the west with Meta Department, to the southwest narrowly bordering with Guaviare Department and to the south with Guainía Department. The department is the second largest in Colombia and scarcely populated in comparison to other departments.

The department was previously a commissary established in 1913.

The largest town and capital of the department is Puerto Carreño located in extreme northeastern part of the department and bordering Venezuela. the department is subdivided into four municipalities; Puerto Carreño, La Primavera, Santa Rosalía and Cumaribo. It also contains 46 indigenous reserves and 6 communities.