Nariño Department
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Nariño Department
For other uses, see Nariño (disambiguation).
| Department of Nariño Departamento del Nariño |
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| Motto: Desde el mar hasta el Galeras (Spanish: From the sea to the Galeras) |
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| Anthem: Himno del Departamento de Nariño | |||
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| Coordinates: 01°10′N 77°16′W / 1.167°N 77.267°WCoordinates: 01°10′N 77°16′W / 1.167°N 77.267°W | |||
| Country |  Colombia |
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| Region | Pacific Region/Andes Region | ||
| Established | August 6, 1904 | ||
| Capital | Pasto | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governor | Raúl Delgado Guerrero (Unity for a Better Nariño) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 33,268 km2 (12,845 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 11 | ||
| Population (2005)[1] | |||
| • Total | 1,531,777 | ||
| • Rank | 8 | ||
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC-05 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | CO-NAR | ||
| Provinces | 3 | ||
| Municipalities | 62 | ||
| Website | www.gobernar.gov.co | ||
Nariño (Spanish pronunciation: [naˈɾiɲo]) 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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