La Guajira
La Guajira (Spaingie pronunciation: [laɣwaˈxiɾa]) is a depairtment o Colombie. It occupees maist o its namesake peninsulae, the Guajira Peninsulae in the northeast region o the kintra, facin the Caribbean Sea an Venezuela in the northmaist pairt o Sooth Americae. The depairtment caipital ceety is Riohacha.
Depairtment o La Guajira Departamento de La Guajira | |
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Anthem: Himno de La Guajira. | |
La Guajira shown in red | |
Coordinates: 11°33′N 72°54′W / 11.550°N 72.900°W | |
Kintra | Colombie |
Region | Caribbean Region |
Established | 1 Julie 1965 |
Caipital | Riohacha |
Govrenment | |
• Govrenor | Jorge Eduardo Perez Bernier[1] (El Pueblo Decide) |
Area | |
• Total | 20848 km2 (8,049 sq mi) |
Area rank | 25t |
Population | |
• Total | 623,250 |
• Rank | 21 |
• Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-05 |
ISO 3166 code | CO-LAG |
Municipalities | 15 |
Website | www.laguajira.gov.co/ |
References
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- ↑ (in Spaingie) DANE Census 2005: Population of La Guajira
- ↑ (in Spaingie) Observatorio del Caribe Colombiano: Grupo Regional de investigación en economía y competitividad en el Caribe colombiano by Weildler Guerra, Paola Quintero, Jorge Quintero and Ana María Maldonado
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