For other uses, see Nariño (disambiguation).
| Department of Colombia | |||||
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| Motto: La Fuerza del Cambio Continúa (Spanish: The Force of Change Continues) |
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| Anthem: Himno del Departamento de Nariño | |||||
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| Established | August 6, 1904 | ||||
| Region | Pacific Region/Andes Region | ||||
| Capital | Pasto | ||||
| Number of Provinces | 3 | ||||
| Number of Municipalities | 62 | ||||
| Governor - Governor's Political Party |
Antonio Navarro Wolff Alternative Democratic Pole |
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| Area Total - Land - Water (% of total) |
Ranked 11 33,268 km² km² km² (%) |
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| Population - Total (2005) - Density |
Ranked 8 1,531,777[1] 46.04/km² |
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| ISO code | CO-NAR | ||||
| Government's Website: www.gobernar.gov.co |
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Nariño is a department of Colombia named after Antonio Nariño. It is in the west of the country, bordering Ecuador and the Pacific Ocean.
Its capital is Pasto, other important cities include Tumaco, Ipiales.
Municipalities
- Albán
- Aldana
- Ancuya
- Arboleda
- Barbacoas
- Belén
- Buesaco
- Chachagüí
- Colón (Génova)
- Consaca
- Contadero
- Córdoba
- Cuaspud
- Cumbal
- Cumbitara
- El Charco
- El Peñol
- El Rosario
- El Tablón
- El Tambo
- Francisco Pizarro
- Funes
- Guachucal
- Guaitarilla
- Gualmatán
- Iles
- Imues
- Ipiales
- La Cruz
- La Florida
- La Llanada
- La Tola
- La Unión
- Leiva
- Linares
- Los Andes
- Magui
- Mallama
- Mosquera
- Nariño
- Olaya Herrera
- Ospina
- Pasto
- Policarpa
- Potosí
- Providencia
- Puerres
- Pupiales
- Ricaurte
- Roberto Payán
- Samaniego
- San Bernardo
- Sandona
- San Lorenzo
- San Pablo
- San Pedro de Cartago
- Santa Barbara
- Santacruz
- Sapuyes
- Taminango
- Tangua
- Tumaco
- Tuquerres
- Yacuanquer
References
External links
- (Spanish) Government of Narino official website
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